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Show Gasoline Flame Burns Delta Lad On Hands And Leg Wallace Stephenson, 17, son of Mrs. Lucille Stephenson of Delta, received first and second degree burns in an accident Sunday night when gasoline on his clothing burst into flames. The young man was working at the Melvin Beckstead service station in Delta, and in filling the gas tank on a customer's car had spilled gasoline on the front of his clothing. It was about 9 o'clock and as he would be off shift at 10, ( Wallie didn't bother about a change of clothing. He swept up some trash about the station, and opened the stove door to throw it in, when his gas-soaked gas-soaked clothes burst into flames. He was alone and having nothing at hand to smother the flames he beat them out with his hands and doused himself with water. The palms of his hands were badly burned, one leg was burned from the hip to the knee, and the other leg was spotted. He was able to walk about by Tuesday, although al-though limping, and expects to return re-turn to Delta high school this week |