Show Boy Scout Saves Pal Dick Leigh 13 son ron of Mr and Mrs Webb Leigh miraculously escaped death by fire Wednesday morning when he was severely burned about abou the faco face and head Boy Doy Scout training he and his Ills companions had received 1 Is undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- the only thing that saved him from ta fatal injury Dick with a group of oth other r boys boya decided decided de decided de- de to explore the tunnel which connected connected con con- the two Junior high school chool buildings and Is used to carry heating and andl ventilating pipes and end had made madea a torch to light their way pay For a torch they had filled tilled a can with gasoline and wrapped It ft with canvas that thaU it would not get too hot ho to hold Upon entering enter enter- ing the tunnel gasoline was spilled on the canvas which started I to burn bum and the boy holding it it became frightened ned and threw it from him The can hit Dick spraying him with gasoline and setting g hl his clothing afire artre On first impulse he started to run but being called to by Allen Macfarlane Macfarlane Macfarlane Mac- Mac farlane to stop he did and the boys bors led by Allen extinguished the fire with dirt the act saving his life Although he escaped fatal injury the tho boy was very badly burned about the tho face tace and head the most severe Injury being just back of his left ear The Tho most of or the fire was in his sweater about about a- a bout the shoulders completely en enveloping enveloping enveloping en- en his head in flames names He lie is reported reported re reported re- re ported as much Improved now Allen received slight lIght burns bums about the hands which although not serious were painful |