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Show C During And After 520,000 Blaze s ? - W ' ... -i , r ; : . ! i t r. - . n ' ' ' - .f . ! ' . ' m -V . 1 . ' ! w v , ; .J -. j ' www!'' ' ? ! ...UMi!V f ! . ' v 'v a t -- -, Top picture shows Bascom's garage, smoke-blackened and blazing, shortly before flames caved in roof. Firemen fought the fire for over an hour without bringing it under control. Damage is estimated at $20,000. Elwn Bascom and son, Gordon, fire victims in bottom picture, are shown at the Roosevelt hospital, .following fh-e which destroyed the family's garage, beauty parlor, i and home. Both received severe burns. Sctos by Colleen Norton and Thorne Studios, respectively.) Bascom's Garage Destroyed By Fire; Total Damage Estimated M $20,000 Gasoline Blaze Hospitalizes Elvyn Bascom, Son, Gordon Bascom's garage was completely com-pletely destroyed by fire about ten o'clock Friday morning, with total damage estimated at $20,-000. $20,-000. Elvyn Bascom and his oldest son, Gordon, seriously burned, were rushed to the Roosevelt hospital, where they are now confined. Mr. Bascom said the fire started when a jack he was moving from under the differential differ-ential of a car slipped, punching punch-ing a hole in the gas tank, which was two-thirds full, letting let-ting the gasoline escape onto the floor. Mr. Bascom, Mrs. Bascom, and Gordon were cleaning up the gasoline when it ignited. Mr. Bascom suffered second and third degree burns on his face and hands, while Gordon received re-ceived first, second and third degree burns on his arms and one knee. Mrs. Bascom's stockings stock-ings were burned off, but she escaped injury. The Bascom's other three children Wilda, 8; Glen, 3; and Dale, IV2 were playing outside. Their yellow dog, Boots, came down through the flames from the upstairs apartment. Mr. Bascom said he didn't know what set off the gasoline, but it could have been sparks from the stove, static electricity, or friction. The flames engulfed the whole building almost immediately. im-mediately. The severity of the fire was increased by the explosion ex-plosion of an acetylene welder, and the ignition of oil and paint in the garage. i i 1 The fire spread .too r.lu.y to be brought under control by the Roosevelt fire department. Firemen arrived within a few minutes after the alarm had been phoned in by Mrs. Durrell Fredrickson, a neighbor, and fought the fire for over an hour without success. In the garage at the time of the fire were a 1938 Plymotith and a l'A-ton truck belonging to Mr. Bascom. Presley Timothy's Timo-thy's 1950 Dodge, and Gordon Benson's 1939 Ford. Only Mr. Timothy's car was pulled to safely before the fire spread throughout the garage. The building, insured for only $1,000, housed the garage, the Bascoms' living quarters, and Mrs. Bascom's beauty parlor. The only objects saved were part of Mrs. Bascom's beauty parlor equipment and some furniture. Since the fire the three younger children have been visiting vis-iting M.rs. Bascom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Manwaring. of Salt Lake City. Mrs. Bascom has been living at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Nielson and Bishop and Mrs. Hollis G. Hul-linger. Hul-linger. The family has prospects of a place to live as soon as Mr. Bascom is released from the hospital. Mr. Bascom said he doesn't know what he will do when he gets out of the hospital, but will probably do auto body and fender fen-der work and painting. "I don't have the money," he said, "to start another business right away." Roosevelt citizens have been contributing money and clothes during the past few days in the interest of the Bascom family. Mrs. Sam Weiss and Mrs. Ray Jordan have collected approximately approxi-mately $750. Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Pat Roberts, and Mrs. Duane Hac! ing have been collecting clothes and household furnishings; furnish-ings; while a shower for the family was given Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Howard Ivory. A benefit dance for the family will be held Saturday night at Victory Park, sponsored by the Roosevelt First ward. The block on which Bascom's garage was located seems jinxed from a long history of fires. Mayor Homer P. Edwards says, as well as he can remember, Bascom's garage is the sixth building on the street to burn. The other five were a carpentering carpenter-ing and cabinet shop, which burned about 1915; the Elaine theatre, burned in 1921; the old Roosevelt ward hall, 1923; Fred-rickson's Fred-rickson's garage, 1940, which has since been rebuilt; and Kelly's bowling alley, 1948. |