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Evening star., 1944-04-11
.0PA Takes Gas Rations
From Smith, Union Head
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 1.-THE Office
of Price administration Enforce
ment Division today suspended the
gasoline ration privileges of Mat
thew Smith, president of the Con-
federated Unions of America and
secretary of the Mechanics Educa-
tional Society, for six months.
The penalty was imposed because
Mr.. Smiths automobile was seen in
Miami, Fla, last January Is, and
Mr.. Smiths war price and ration
board asserted no special rations
had been issued for the trip.
Mr.. Smith told reporters he did
not make the trip to Florida, but
that his wife did and that she had
assured him she had obtained spe-
cial permission from the OPA to
make the journey.
Wanted: Waste kitchen fats tt
make explosives for our guns. Save
yours. Take them to your meat
dealer.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Stettin1lius Sees Eden
On Foreign Policy

BY the Associated Press. ~
LONDON, April 11.-Undersecre-
tary Of State Edward r. Stettinius,
Jr, opened talks today with British
Foreign Secretary. Anthony Eden
and a statement said the discus
sions covered the whole range" of
foreign policy relations.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

pcdii L II = d Y z 7
W h e n h e w a s
lost, trailin G
c a p i. Don s.
Gentle, Piqua,
Ohio, and Capt.
Robert S., john
S o n, L a " t o n,
Okla, who at
that tin1n was
tied with AZ kills
each. SinCe then
Capt. G e n til e
has claimed 30
planes, VITA 27
so far conhsmed,
and Capt. John
son has bfgged
one additional.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

Maj. JOHN son, who is from Owen
ton, KY, ad Capt. johnson were
IN the saute fighter group.
Thunderts,lt fighters on March ~
escorted hehvy bombers on raids on
Evening star., 1944-04-11

Gerald johnson,
credited with Is,
are missing in
action, both ap-
parently lost on
the same mission
March ~.
The circum-
stances Of their
last flights were
n OF disclosed
officially, b u t
DOCn W G re In
Col. E u b e r t
ZunkeFs Wolf
P &C k" Thun-
derbolt fighter
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Two Of Leading Aces,
Mdjs. Mahurin and
johnson, Missing
BY the Associated Press.

I LONDON, April 1.-Two OF the
leading American aces in this thea
ter, Maj. Walker Mahurin, who
downed Il Nazi plans, and Mai.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Report for Last 24 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday 10 noon today)
Hlshest, ~, at 12:45 pm Year ago, Sc.
Lowest 40 at am. Year ago, 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80, on April g.
Lowest, II. on January g.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, S5 per cent at S:3O am
Lowest 35 per cent, at 2:30 pm.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

Maj. Mahurin, former clerk from
Fort Wayne, Ind, was the third
ranking American ace In the Euro
Evening star., 1944-04-11
The Sun and Moon,

Rises. Sets
Sun, today 6:37 4i
Sun, tomorrow 6.35 40
Moon, today l0:43pm S.35 a n,
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
Precipitation
Evening star., 1944-04-11

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, S1,7OO; claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up. / mile and 70
Evening star., 1944-04-11

THIRD RACE--Purse, 81 800; steeple-
chase; 4-year-olds and up; 2 miles.
Strawrlde ----- 1876 q Beneksar IA
Matsonia 149 Flying Tiger 145
Hufr hlli rSS1man % m1an 145 xxx Field Flare 139
Evening star., 1944-04-11

az. I. Crawford and w. Morrow entry.
xApprentice allowance.
Post time, IL noon.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

entry.
xxxTen pounds claimed for rider.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Precipitation.

= Monthly precipitation in inches in the
capital tcLTrent month to date):
Evening star., 1944-04-11

AbolnAr stable entry.
cMrs. E. Dupont Weir entry,
dWalter p Chrysler entry.
Evening star., 1944-04-11

FURNISHED bv United States Coast and
Geodetc Survey
Evening star., 1944-04-11

SIXTH RACE-The Rowe Memorial
Handicap: purse, $1,000 added 3-year-
Evening star., 1944-04-11
PimIico Entries

Cloudy and fast.
FIRST RACE-Purse, ST. 500: maiden
2-year-old colts and geldings; 4Ia fur
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22

FOR SALE: so7 NO. Ind st. (NEXT
20 corner Of Grace ST. 10 room home,
large lot - residential or business
section. W. M. Hewlett. Realtor. ia
Princess st. Dial 1888.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
R0TARIAN TELLS
OF NETHERLANDS

Holland is about one-third the
size of North Carolina, with a pop
ulation three times that OF this
state" John Nuckton, Dutch-born
Rotarian, told the Rotary club At
it's luncheon yesterday.
He recounted a brief history OF
the Netherlands and, referring to
a map of Holland, pointed out the
II provinces and described the
climate, soil, and customs Of each.
II had never seen the Dutch
national costumes when first
came to the United States IN
1921 he continued, ''but on a
visit there in 1885 I made 1t my
business to see them. I took
boat with a group of American
tourists to an island where the
people still wear the costumes
for the benefit Of tourists"
There are 10 Rotary clubs in
European Netherlands, 26 In
Netherlands East Indies, and IL
in Netherlands West Indies, Mr..
| Nuckton said.
The famed wooden shoes OF the
Dutch still are worn, ne revealed.
but mostly by dairy workers as
protection against cows.
He confessed that the story Of
the Dutch boy, who kept his finger
in hole in dyke to save the
/ land from water WAS unknown in
Holland.
Mr.. Nuckton was introduced by
H. A. Marks, program chairman,
who announced that Fred Willetts
will be next weeks speaker.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover,
presiding officer in the illness q
Gus Grist, president, announced
that Mr.. Grist is improving.
Adam Smith, new physical d.
rector at the YMCA, was a guest
of the club.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
Missionary Tells
OF laps Assisting
Wounded Chinese

NEW BERN, Nov. 21.-Dr. Lula
Disosway, Episcopal medical mis-
sionary to Alaska and former med
ical missionary for 10 years in
China, told congregation here at
Christ church. Sunday japanese
Christians frequently had sent her
money to help Chinese injured by
Japanese soldiers in China.
"a seed OF Christianity has been
planted in Japan by missionaries
against which all hell can not pre-
VAIL" DR.. Disosway declared. Al
though at present hopelessly out
numbered by militarists, these
Japanese Christians may be count
ed upon to help Christian efforts
later, She asserted.
DR.. Disosway reported that
Christian missions still are under
way in China, though now under
Chinese Christians. She told OF
missions established in farflung
parts of the world, and urged Am
orleans to continue to support them
with prayers, gifts and workers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
POLITICAL ACTION
URGED ON FARMERS

WINSTON-SALEM, Nov. 21.-(F
from So State Oranges
met here tonight after the ma
tional organization heard Edward
ONeal, president Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, urge or
ganized political action by farm
ers.
Speaking before the National
Grange convention today. ONeal
said: God help us If we let the
corrupt city political machines
gain control of this country. The
more I see of the cities, the more
I know farmers have to take
charge"
Referring to the CIO Political
Action Committees active parti-
cipation in the November general
election and state primaries, the
Chicago man said the farmers
should "pass the hat'' for funds If
necessary.
O'Neal said the farmer should
have unlimited production in the
postwar period. but SAID FARMERS
will have to pay a terrible price
unless they are protected by price
controls after the war. ONeal
said unlimited production would
lead to lower food prices and he
advocated a strong expHt program
for cotton, wheat and tobacco,
three crops described as surplus.
A resolution adopted by the
membership recommended freight
rates $50 that all regions, states
or communities will have an OPP
portunity to develop their resour-
ces'' and expressed opposition to
any type of regulation designed to
protect any particular form Of
transportation from free compete
ton with other types or forms"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
Two Firen,en Crushed
When Wall Collapses

FALLSTON, Nov. 81. 49, m ~
Claude Ross, 81, and Tom Sweezy.
So, volunteer fire fighters, were
crushed to death here today when
an explosion of undetermined ori-
gin suddenly folded the south wall
of large three-front building in
the business district during an
$4,000 fire.
M. c. Dukes, a Negro, had both
legs broken when the wall col
lapsed.
The blaze, which Quilted the
brick building, was discovered
around am. One fire truck came
from Shelby and many volunteer
workers fought the flame.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
TOBACCO TRENDS
SLIGHTLY VARIED
By The Associated Press

The War Food Administration
reported only slight changes in
the price trends on flue-cured to-
bacco markets yesterday, as the
markets prepared to close after
Wednesdays sales for four-day
Thanksgiving holiday.
VIA said slight fluctuations &C.
Cured on Old Belt markets, with
declines and increases in a few
middle quality grades amounting
to about ST per hundred. However,
fine wrappers declined 81 and best
thin nondescript So during the day s
trading.
Prices for nondescript and a
few other grades were down about
81 on Eastern IN. c. markets, but
the trends generally was unchang-
ed from Monday.
Middle Belt markets reported
green leaf grades were up So per
hundred, while several lemon leaf
and nondescript grades dropped 81
or more during the days selling
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
Cary Reminding Bonds
Sold By State Group

RALEIGH, Nov. 21.-(R) The
Local Government Commission to-
day sold $4,000 worth of town
Of Cary refunding bonds to the
First Securities Corp. of Durham.
Vance Securities Corp. of Winston
Salem, and Fox-Reusch Co., of
Cincinnati, on an average interest
rate of 2.46 per cent and an aver
age maturity of IA IL years.
Also sold were $4,000 worth Of
town Of st. Pauls refunding bonds
of the First Securities Corp. Of Dur
ham and the Vance Securities
Corp. Of Winston-Salem. The bonds
have an average maturity of 10
years and carry an average in
terest rate of 2.456 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Helen Farmer,
EdwardF. Neal
To Wed In April
p,ide-To-Be Is Daughter Of
Robert W. Farmer Of
Wilmington

nj interest here is the announce
.ont of the engagement of MiN
u rl- Doyle Farmer, daughter of
nohnrt Wesley Farmer of Will
Is;noton. to Edward Felgner Neal
~ l Wilmington and Brandy Station,
The wedding will take place in
April.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Miss Brady WEEDS
Maj. Montgomery
In Charleston, sc.

OF interest here is the announce
ment of the marriage Of Miss Ray
nah Dorothea Brady of Charles
ton, S. c., to Major John Robert
Montgomery, U. S. Army Signal
Corps, Of Atlanta, Ga. The cere-
mony was performed Saturday
evening February rs, at z o'clock
in w es m n e = Presbyterian
church in Charleston, SC, by
the pastor, the Rev. George A.
Nickles.
The bride is the daughter OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Brady
of Wilmington. She attended Pine
land School for Girls, Salemburg,
where she was member of the
Philomathean L era y society
She was employed by the Whining
ton Star News before accept
ing her present position with the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., moving to Raleigh and
then to Charleston, where she
holds the position as service re-
preventative and business office
coach in the district offices of the
telephone company. Her picutre
was recently selected by Bell Tele-
phone company to appear on their
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

When the Japs struck at Pearl
Harbor, our rubber stock pile was
600. 600 tons.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
F'onvielle-Faw
Vows Are Said
In New York
Bridegroom Is Son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Fon-
vielle Of Wilmington

Miss Margaret Mclean Faw,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
c. Faw of North Wilkesboro, was
married Tuesday, March Z, in the
chapel of Riverside church, New
York city, to Lieutenant G.g.)
Wayne Alexander Fonvielle, Jr.,
USNR, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Alexander Fonvielle of 1910 Chest.
nut street, Wilmington. Lieutenant
Commander Leslie C. Glenn, chap
lain of the U. S. Naval Reserve
Midshipmen school, New York,
friend of the bridegroom, perform
ed the ceremony.
The bride was given in mar.
riage by her father. She wore a
gown of candlelight satin and
Chantilly lace. Her veil of tulle
was fastened to a Juliet cap with
orange blossoms on each side and
her bouquet was of white spray
orchids and freesia.
Miss Mary Corinne Faw W S
maidzof-honoc for her sister. She
wore a gown of pink starched chit
fon and carried bouquet of blue
iris and pink roses.
The bridegroom had his father
for his best man.
A reception was given at the
Pillimente suite. Waldorf-Astoria,
following the ceremony.
The bride and bridegroom will
leave for Newport, R. l., soon, as
Lieutenant Fonville will be sta.
toned there.
Mrs. Fonvielle graduated from
Greensboro college, Greensboro,
and from Law school of the Uni.
versity of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill. She is membe-. of the Al.
pha Delta Pi sorority and the
North Carolina Bar association.
The bridegroom is an alumnus
of the University of North Caro-
lima and attended the law school
of the university, he being a mem
Der of the Chi Psi fraternity. Lieu
tenant Fonville is graduate OF
Prairie State Midshipmen's school,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Lieut.. and Mrs. Rome H. Lewis
announce the birth of a son, Rome
Howell Lewis, ILL.,, March IA, at
Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Woodrow Wilson Hut
Activities Announced

Mrs. Carl Powers of the Wood
row Wilson hut in Wilmington, has
announced her schedule of events
for this week as follows:
Tuesday, a dance by the 251st
Bn.. with Battery A as hosts.
Wednesday, the American Le-
zion Birthday supper party and a
dance by the 561st with Battery B
as hosts.
Saturday, the weekly open-house
party for service men and women
and during the morning the Girl
Scouts birthday party.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Army Wives Civ
Card Party AM
Tea AT LounQ
A delightful affair was held tn

A delightful affair was held tn
past Friday when wives of Arm
Officers stationed in and arour !
Wilmington entertained at thu
monthly social affair which is in,
creasing in popularity each month
During the early part of the day
bridge was in play at II tables
at the Woodrow Wilson hut at
Fourth and Princess street fol-
lowed by tea held at the Lord
CORVALLIS Lounge at Third and
Market streets. High scorers of the
game at the hut were Mrs. Joe
Curry, Mrs. James Maloney and
Mrs. David Haugaty.
During the tea hour additional
guests came in for refreshments
at the lounge, which was attrac.
lively decorated with spring flow
ers with the st. Patrick Day mo-
tiff being. carried out. During the
afternoon tea was poured by Mrs
Bryan L. Milburn, wife of Brig
General Milburn of Camp Davis
Mrs. Perry Lewis, Mrs. John Nc
Comsey and Mrs. Walter McCor
mick. The tea table was centereo
with an attractive container hold
ing apple blossoms and othe1
spring flowers.
The next event is tentatively
scheduled for April 10.
Hostesses were Mrs. J. w. Eich
niger, Jr., Mrs. w. H. Lindsay
Mrs. G.. r. jenkins and Mrs. L.
R. Fleck.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

Between 10 and q million syn
thetic passenger car tires will be
made this year, but none will be
available for ,non-essention driv-
ing,
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MRS. PAUL CARRUTH, who
before her marriage to the Rev.
MIR. Carruth, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at Carolina Beach,
was Roberta Fields, daughter of
Mrs. Saunders R. johnson of Caro-
lima Beach and the late DR.. Blanch
Tucker Fields of Greensboro. The
marriage took place March 8, at
the Carolina Beach Methodist
church.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

N. Y, and has recently relrned
from IS months PIT boat dty in
the South Pacific.
Out-of-town guests included Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Fonvielle, Will
mington, parents of t h e ride
groom, L. W. Fonvielle andMiss
Betsy Keaton Fonvielle, all 9 Will
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. 'aw,
the brides parents, h e siter,
Miss May Co1rine Faw, al of
North Wilkesboro, and anothegis-
fer of Boston,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

was employed in the engineering
division of the Southern Bell Teles
phone and Telegraph Co., in At.
lanta, Ga. He is at present region.
al signal officer of the First Fight
er Command in Charleston, S. c.
Charleston.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

Miss Marion Darden and her
fiance. Lieut.. Daniel Crawford
Freeman of Buffalo, N. Y, and
Camp Davis, have announced
plans for their wedding which will
be an event of this coming Satur-
day evening at the First Baptist
church at 6 o'clock, followed by
reception at the Cape Fear
Country club.
Miss Darden will have as her
maid-of-honor, her sister, Miss Pat
Darden, student at St. Mary
School in Raleigh, and her brides
maids will be Mrs. Dow T. Husk-
ev and Miss Marjorie Hogon. Gail
Cohoon. little cousin Of the bride
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
o. Cohoon of Columbia, N. C., vii
be the flower girl.
Lieut.. Freeman, son OF MIR. ano
Mrs Arthur F. Freeman OF But
falo will be attended by his tai
Their as best man, and Lieut.. BIZ
Kuehnling, Lieut.. Norman Patrlck
Lieut.. Robert Harris McCartel
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Sw-POwell Vows
] Announced Here

Aand Mrs. P. D. Powell an
nol the marriage of their
daler, Lois A. Powell, to S.
Sgtmuel M. Shaw of Montana,
on rch 8. Sgt. Shaw has just
retld from the Panama Canal
Zorphere he has been stationed
for past two years, and is now
staed at Fort Devens, Mass.
I Wedding took place at Ayes,
Mis-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Patricia Jean Lawrence,
Hector Risigari-Gai, Jr.
Are Engaged 70 Marry

NEW BERN March 10. = Mr..
ond Mrs. Charles Henry Lawrence
If New Bern, have announced the
engagement and approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Patricia
lean. to Hector G. Risigari-Gai,
IT, first lieutenant, United States
Marine Corps, of Oceanside, Cal.
en- of DR.. and Mrs. Hector G..
Risigari Cal, ST., of Auburndale,
Mass.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19

1914 National Poster to represent
"a Voice with a Smile.
Major Montgomery is the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Mont
gomery Of Albany, Ga. He gradu-
ated from the Georgia School Of
Technology, where he majored in
electrical engineering. He was
member of the Kappa Eta Kappa
honorary fraternity. Before enter
ing service Major MONTGOMERY
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-19
Wedding Plans Are 1 nounced
By Miss Darden Id Ii. F reeman

You Lieut.. John H. Watson,
LielBob McGregor and Lieut..
Bill Zig will be groomsmen.
Invitations have been issued
but ads of the couple are cor
dialhvited to attend the cere-
mon
Arg the pre-nuptials planned
this tx will be a luncheon on
Tues when Mrs. Dow T. Husk-
ey we hostess at the Governor
Dudl on Wednesday another
lunch will be given at the Dud-
ley ionor of the bride by Mrs.
Alex ask, and Wednesday eve
ming. and Mrs. j. Neveland
BranJr., will be hosts at their
home South Third street honor
ing j Darden and her fiance.
Mrs. Re D. Freeman will enter
tain h a luncheon at her home
in Est Hills Thursday honor
ing bride-to-be and Friday
event following rehearsals, Mrs.
John Stevens will be hostess
At hi home feting the bridal
,ouplt
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-25
Bears Prowl On Kodiak

the hunt in the morning. After making camp we made a briet reconnaissance of the area. We set out together and before we had gone far we got the biggest thrill of our lives Just ao we climbed over knoll we saw 3 large bears walking along an old pack trail.
 It was almost dark by that time and there was one of those cold mountain streams between the bears and US. We were un- decided whether to go after the bears or to go back to camp and take up the trail in the morning They seemed to be heading out of the valley and we figured that if we let them go they'd be many miles away by daybreak and we'd probably never catch up with them, so we started down the slope after them.
 There was a lot of brush and  the going was tough but we soon came to the stream and be- ieve me it ran faster than any stream I've ever tried to cross. We had our hip boots on so we waded right in but before we got across the water was up to our waists.
 We had to stop and empty our boots which took precious time, because we wanted to be able to see the bears when we reached them We finally got our boots back on and started along the old trail. The bears must have heard us and stopped to investigate, because when we came through tangle of alder wood and salmon berry they
  were right in front of us, a little below us. The bears looked as big as horses. They were big ones, all three of them, but one was real giant.
 Sgt. Hunter was closest to them and he took careful aim at the biggest and fired. The bear staggered as the heavy slug hit him, then reared up, roaring like a mad bull and cIawed the air around him. We all had our guns ready to open up if he charged, but guess he wasn't sure where we were.
 Hunters bullet apparently had hit him in vital spot. Crazed by pain he spun around and grabbed the trunk of a large, dead tree and tore it out of the ground. Then he lost his balance and bear and tree went rolling down the slope for 100
 (continued on page 3
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-25

| (This condensed version of ar
 article appearing in the October
 Sports Afeld" was written by lCpl. Carl E. Davidson, Fort Greedy. Permission to reprint was granted by that magazine ] The brown bears on the south western coast of the Alaska mainland and on the Alaska Peninsula grow big but the brown bears on Kodiak island grow bigger, tougher, and suffer from a terrific superiority com plex. The Kodiak bear, largest carnivorous animal in the world, is prize trophy for any sports mans den.
 When the Army and Navy came to rugged, rocky, Kodiak island the bears resented the in- trusion. During the early days of Fort Greedy, bears roamed within 45-minute walk from the main garrison. Sentrles at 
 outposts were startled by bear in the dead of night as they kept their vigil on their lonely guard posts. Once 8 sentry almost stumbled over a bear which had decided to take a midnight nap in the middle of a path used by soldiers. The bear gave a sleepy grunt and the sentry beat a hasty retreat. On several occas- ions marauding bears chewed up Army electric cables and scatter ed garbage cans all over the out post area.
 Prior to 1943 soldiers in Alas ka were not permitted to pur- chase a resident big game hunt ing license and, in that year the i game laws were amended to give servicemen with 12 months or more residence the right to a lic- ense at $l.
 Many parties went out then, 1 and one in October, 1943 con- sisted of 1st Sgt. Stanley Bur bank of Windom, Minn. S-Sgt. George H. Gabrielson of Lu- : verne, Minn., and Sgt Merwin Hunter, also of Windom. This is the story of the trip as told by Gabrielson:
 We'd started early in the morning and it was late after noon when we reached a valley which appeared to be pretty good bear country. We saw signs of bear all around as we ap- preached the center of the val ley
 It was getting pretty late and night wasn't far away so we de- cided to make camp and begin