PAGE 2 DECEMBER 1, 1978
Candle Caused Fire that Destroyed Home
Injured Children
Three young boys were hos
pitalized for burns, smoke inha
lation and lung damage following
an early morning house fire
November 26 that was believed
to have been started by a candle.
Harold Thomas, Jr., 12,
Jarod Thomas, 10, and Garret
Suppah, 10, were rushed to
Mountain View Hospital in Mad
ras after their narrow escape
from the burning house belong
ing to their grandmother, Hazel
Suppah.
The Thomas boys were
transferred to Emmanuel Hospi
tal in Portland where they are in
serious condition with second
and third degree burns. Garret is
in good condition at Mountain
View with first and second
degree burns.
’Mrs. Suppah and five others
sleeping in the West Hills house
when the fire started were not
injured.
An investigation by State
Fire Marshal Bob Berney and
interviews conducted by B.I.A.
-Enforcement Officer Mark Wer
ner have determined that the
blaze was accidental. Apparent
ly the boys had left a candle
burning in the basement bed
room where they were sleeping,
igniting a mattress. According to
Berney the fire must have smol
dered and burned for two or
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three hours before it was detect
ed.
Occupants fled the split-level
house through the front and rear
doors as flames swept up the
stairwell, which acted as a
chimney. Next door neighbor
Lowell Thompson reported the
fire by phone at 3:38 a.m.
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When volunteer firemen ar
rived seven minutes later, the
ventilated house was engulfed in
flames. It was not until after 5:00
a.m. that the fire was blacked
out.
The home, which Mrs. Sup-
pah had purchased only two
months ago, was totally destroy
ed for a loss of $45,000. Insurance
covered the house but not the
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contents, which were estimated
to be worth $15,000.
A fire shower was held State Fire Marshall Bob Berney took pictures of Hazel Suppah’s house which burned early November 26.
Wednesday for the family.
Fire started in the rear basement bedroom and spread up the stairwell in the West Hills Split-level.
Be iFire Sete Over The HeiUeps
To Keep the holiday season
merry, keep fire hazards out.
1.
Select a firm, fresh
tree, and put it at once in a cool
place with its base in water.
Before setting it up, cut about an
inch off the base to help the tree
absorb water, then place the tree
in . a sturdy stand containing
water. To be sure the water level
stays about the cut, check it
daily.
2.
Locate the tree away
from heat and where it won’t
block exits. Take it down as soon
as possible after Christmas. The
more it dries out, the more of a
hazard it becomes. Don’t rely on
do-it-yourself
flame-proofing
treatment.
3.
Never use lighted can
dles on a tree or near any
evergreen decorations.
4.
Check sets of electric
lights closely, for worn insula
tion, broken plugs, loose bulb
People’s Opinion
Question: What do you think
of the early snowfall this year?
Shirley: I loved it, I think we
really needed it, all right, I think
it puts in the holiday spirit to
everyone.
Kate: It was all right, it’s
winter and I think we needed it.
Madeline: I don’t think that
there were very many prepared
for it. There were a lot of people
sliding around on their way to
work as the roads were slick. It
didn’t bother us very much
because we bought our snow
tires about a month before.
Jeri C.: It was devastating,
our carport was not ready for it
and caved in. They are still
trying to fix it.
Cheryl T.: It’s spoiling my
trip to Salt Lake City, but we are
going anyway. Otherwise it’s
fine, doesn’t bother me. Gives
me a chance to stay in my warm
house.
S.S.: I knew it would snow
just about the time it did and I
was glad to see the first snow
flakes for this year. Gives me a
good feeling toward the holiday
season. You know this only
happens once a year. Might be a
good year for skiing.
Spilyay Tymoo
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Secretarial Course Delayed
Space will not be available until January
for the CETA Clerical Training
sockets, and use only sets that
carry the label of a leading
national testing laboratory.
course until January 8,1979, said
5.
Never hang sets of assistant CETA director Benson
lights on a metallic artificial Heath. They are waiting for
tree. To avoid shock hazard, use Tektronix to move into their new
only indirect spot lighting in facility, freeing up the old plant
stead. If artificial tree has for the classes.
built-in electrical system, it
should be “listed” by a recog
The eight-month course, to
nized national testing labora be taught by Trend Systems,
tory.
Inc., will feature individualized
6.
Turn off all indoor tree training for both employed and
and decorative lights when leav
ing the house or retiring for the
night. Outdoor lights should have
special wiring intended for out
The gift shop at the informa
side use.
tion center has done its job a
7.
Use decorations which little too well, according to
are non-combustible, such as manager Faye Waheneka. They
glass, or which are flame- . are flooded with local beadwork
retardent. . Keep natural ever and will not be able to buy any
greens and polystyrene decora more small items until March 1.
Shoppers will find some
tions away from candles, fire
beaded merchandise on salé
places and other open flames.
between now and Christmas.
Faye said that the shop will
be buying beaded moccasins,
handbags, and large coin purses,
unemployed secretaries. Even
ing classes are open to those
employed students who cannot
get away from their jobs during
the day (6-9 p.m.). Daytime
classes will be held 9-4.
Interested people are en
couraged to apply at the CETA
office as early as possible as
there are only fifteen slots
available.
Shop Has Beadwork Surplus
Police Report
however. Other handcrafted
items that are needed for the
inventory are Indian suitcases,
cornhusk bags’, willow and Klick
itat baskets, and porcupine
roaches.
Buying will be done on
Wednesdays and Thursdays only
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the
information center. “I prefer not
to’buy at home,” said Faye.
The information center gift
shop is open seven days a week,
9-6. •
Kah-Nee-Ta Craft Shop Burglarized,
Stolen Items Valued at $6300
At least eight adults and
youths were involved in a 1:00
a.m. break in at the Kah-Nee-Ta
Village Craft Shop Saturday,
November 25. Jewelry and other
gift items with a retail value of
$6300 were stolen after the shop
door was kicked in.
Much of the jewelry, found
strewn on the ground and
stashed under the footbridge, has
been recovered. About $200
worth of valuables were discov
ered on a youth when he was
apprehended by Kah-Nee-Ta
security guards shortly after the
incident.
The youth, a tribal member.
was interviewed and released. A
second juvenile suspect implicat
ed seven others in the burglary.
The F.B.I. is conducting the
investigation.
BUMPERCARS
“It was like the Keystone
Cops,” said assistant tribal po-
lice chief Dick Montee of a
November 26 chase involving
driver Tony Aguilar, State Po
liceman Elmer Wulf, Tribal
Patrolman Ray Shike, and a
Warm Springs paddy wagon.
Early Sunday morning Wulf
called Warm Springs for assis
tance in the pursuit of Aguilar,
whawas traveling on Highway 26
from Madras and refused to stop.
Ray Shike got as far as the wide
spot across the river when
Aguilar sped past. Reversing
direction, Shike chased Aguilar
to milepost 101 north of Warm
Springs where Aguilar made a
U-turn back toward Warm
Springs.
In front of the Chevron
Station Aguilar stopped suddenly
and Shike rammed him. Shike
then pulled in front of Aguilar
and they bumped bumpers sev -
eral times before Shike jumped
out. Aguilar locked his door and
Shike attempted to break the
window with his flashlight but
was unsuccessful as Aguilar
escaped.
He was pursued to the trailer
court where Aguilar abandoned
his vehicle and set out on foot.
Shike apprehended him, ending
the chase. Aguilar was taken to
Madras and charged with driv
ing while under the influence and
driving with a suspended license.
He was jailed and released
pending the hearing.
Shike plans to charge Agui
lar with eluding a police officer.
STOLEN CAR
A 1969 Pontiac reported sto
len in Culver was recovered by
Warm Springs patrolman Dean
Seyler Saturday morning No
vember 25. Discovered near the
tribal garage, the car was regist-
ered to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Crocker of Culver. Police have
no suspects.
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