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- ByTEDDYCOPELAND Santa Claus has some competition. Seems the jolly old fellow is not the only one interested in chimneys these days. Two South Towners - Reggie Reynolds and Pat Shipman - have recently taken to the rooftops as wt,ll. But whereas St. Nick arrives in style - via sleigh, drawn by Rudolph and pals - the locals resort to a less glamprous approach - by ladder. And while the man from the North tote is- 11·den down with a pack of elf-made toys, Reynold's and Shipman boast merely brushes , scrapes and a fancy v acuwn cleaner. hats and black suits or carry umbrellas," grins Reynolds, destroying hold– over Mary Poppins mem– ories. pos Wal hall 'I • fee out There's a lot of such fantasy associatedwith the "lost art of chimney reo sweeping," the two say, roo but it's the underlying ori service - not the movie- v maker's celluloid image - the that they promote. loo! Reynolds, originator of ins: the idea, says he got all ligl fired up about it - almost unt literally - lastJanuaey. 1 yar .. Contents ., tPhoto by Ron C. Row) Mrs. Larry Starnes ... the former Deborah_ Elaine Arrington It happened on wl)at. 'his spi Wi~ JoaY,""cfescribes as a anl "perfectwinter evening. re1 There had been an ice mi storm and we'd heard oo sic the radio there was no school the next day, so we built a big fire in the fireplace and settled down I ~· Deborah Arrington to~lax." seemtu - A,,v,. -......, --.. - ~ • Members of 8eta 'lb1 Chapter and their famil recently enjoyed a day fun and relaxation guests of Mr. and M: Larry Earnest at tllf LakeBistineaucamp. PrecepterJota. Chapter Precepter Iota Chapl of Beta Sigma Phi held beginning day in the hor of Laura Lee Lel\.1'ast( chapter president. · Plans were made for t year and the cbapt seleeted Rutherford Ho~ IIas its service project. Xi Beta Phi Chapter Xi ·Beta Phi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi metSept in the home of Mrs. Lar .Brossett. Programs for the ye will be on important peoi o! the world aod thE influence. Mrs. Joe Bt nard's program was Will Rogers. She present a brief history of his 1l and read some of I famous dialogue, Actually, although they do encroach on his ter– ritory, Santa probably doesn't consider the men a threat. More than likely be appreciates theu-efforts. . They'rechirnneysweeps. Now admtttedly, they don't look the part. Reyn– olds, tall andblonde, works as a school counselor at F• Park High. Shipman is a stocky college football player turned business– man. Unfortunately, the cozy evening did not go as planned. "All ofa sudden it sounded like a jet plane was going through our chimney," she recalls. about cleaning fireplaces. smoke shelf (describe<f ar- - ~ --. •-- ·- - ~ - – If there had been 1,000 a "secret compartment tenance is important (or a books written on it, I where leaves, trash and fireplace, too." probably would've lost roaches may gather"), The men add that interest. But the less I swabbing the flue and several of the more pop- !ound, the more intrigued I upper part of the chimney ular concepts about clean- Miss Carolyn Watts complimented "And we don't wear top According to Reynolds, flaming particles from the intense. fire rising through and out the chimney bad set ablaze the soot and flammable creosote de- beeame." and using professional ing a chimney are For months, Reynolds vacuum equipment for erroneous. "Some people hounded librarians, delved cleanup purposes. ("A big advocate hanging a heavy through magazines, even mistake people make is chail:l down in it to kn<X;k called the department of using their ho11sehold lbe soot out, but that s agriculture. vacuum to clean out the dangerous - you could "Everything I read and fireplace " the men com- craclc. the flue. Also, it's a everyone I talked to ment. "The motor must haphazard thing. You seemed to agree that have a bypass· if not, the might get one side, but fireplaces need to be soot will bu;n the en- miss the other." examined, cleaned and gine.") . Old-timers used to build repaired on a regular To accomplish all this, a huge fire and burn their basis. Tbe information on one sweep gets on the roof fireplaces clean. Today, what should be done was and works from the top of however,· that's too risky. there, but nowhere could I the chimney, while the .. It would catch the roof on findhowtodoit." other climbs inside the fire.'' The counselor says be fireplace and works up. A The best time for chim· did learn of one place in canvas is unrolled to ney cleaning is right after Shreveport that would protect the living area, and the season so it will be clean his chimney, but a spotlight bel~ the men clean all summer, tbe because1bey acted "very _ make sure thei r job is sweeps say. However, if uninterested," be decided thorough. - _ not cleaned then, it should todo it himself. "It's bard work," Ship- be done before lighting the H!a fil'st effort was man admits. "and there's fifeplae&for winter use. original, to say the least. no way to do it without 0 We heat.d of one 1ellow "I attached brushes to my getting dirty." who had bats breeding in fishing poles because that Reynolds'•wife agrees. his chimney," Reynolds was the only extension I "After they'had completed says. could come up with. It their fi rst chimney, 'I Anyone interested in ol:>– worked, butittookhours." wanted to take their pie- taining a free estimate The decision to start a ture. It was late afternoon, n.---·- and I dl 'dn't have a may ca or sweep business emerged as more of a hobby than a flashcube so I was worried , l'k b i the picture would come out What 5 it 1 e e ng a money-making scheme, chimney sweep? saysReynolds. black. Then I decided it "We get funny looks Pl kl fh I "l kept thinking that would come out black even when we're up on the roof, c ng up e p eces what nearly happened to if I had a flashcube that's for sure," laughs . 'l ht Shipman focusu the spotlight whilt Reggie our house could happen to because they were covered Shipman Reynolds collects fallen soot w1th the team'• others. People just don't with soot! " . i But e;en Santa Claus profffsionat vacuum cleaner. (Photo by Patti realize that an uncleaned "After dealing With acaJ draws attention, and look _ 1w __ .. _1_ma_ n_1 ________ ::-----:~-==flr=e=p=la=ce=is=a=fi=re=ha==za=r=d=.n= =de= m;;;;i;;;;cs=an=d=books==a;;;;ll=da=y:::tlw=ba=t=a=su=ccess===be;;;;i;;;;s.==.. - - - lat shower Miss Carol}'n Watts, bride– \ elect of Brian Paul Blount of Denver, Colorado, were { .honored at a tea-shower' l Wednesday evening, Jundt, 1 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Pryor, Receiving with Mrs. Pryor and the honoree was her mother, Mrs. Lee Watts. Each wore cnrsages of daisies and roses. 1'1e sa:ving table in the dining room was covered with a floor-length, tiered · cloth of light gold organza. Focal point of decoration was a silver candlelabrum containing w~ tapers and an arrangement of spring flowers. A silve.r can– dlelabrum on a sideboard held tall, yellow lighted tapers. Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs. Clifton Ganus II p-esided alternately at the silver puncli bowl Assi.sti:ng in the dining roomwere Mrs. Dewey Word and Mrs . James East. Mrs. Jimmy Carr and Mrs. Leland Hyde were In charge of the guest register. Gifts were displayed in the bed room of the Pryor home. Otherhostesses who assisted or dispensed hospitality were Mrs. F. L. Staggs, Mrs. Ed Sewell and Mrs. Dee Green. The wedding ofMissWatt8 and Mr. Blount is to be solemnized oq July 29 at the Lakw~cll of Christ b\lildlq&:-· ~ in Denver , Co1or•cto, '3~