Superman: Tom McMurtry or Clark Kent?
By Andrew Jones
Tom and Kim McMurtry made
a routine trip to tlte local Wal-Mart on
Tunnel Road, when Tom ran down a
would-be thief on Sunday, November 3.
Originally, the young tag team
teaching duo was planning a ti'ip to
Lowe’s, but it was closed, so they
decided to go to Wal-Mart and pick
up a few' things. As the two made
their way to the entrance, they passed
a gentleman walking out, casually
talking on his cell phone. Someone
from in the store yelled, “Stop that
man! He stole something!”
The McMurtrys stood in amaze
ment, ‘til Tom’s concentration was
suddenly broken by Kim’s emphatic
cry: “Go get him Tom!” She quickly
added, “Be careful!” but it was too
late. He had already broken into a
full sprint like a prized mutter at the
Kentucky Derby race.
Montreat’s fleet footed technol
ogy guru ran after the sticky-fin
gered bandit. He chased him down
Tunnel Road, between Taco Bell
and McDonald’s, and over a six-foot
fence. As Tom chased after the man,
a car cut the thief off. Tom grabbed
him by the shoulders and told him to
stop.
The runner protested, “I didn’t
do anything w'rong!” To w'hich Tom
countered, “Then why w-ere you
running?” Tom explained, “a rather
large John-Coffey-from-the-G reen-
Mile-sized man” jumped out of the
car that cut the thief off and said, “1
will help you take him back to the
store.” The crook did not offer any
trouble.
AiTiving back at Wal-Mart, the
manager on duty, who refused to
comment, took the robber in for
Storytellers & Folklorists to Bend Ears
-Staff Reports
Tellabration! - the international
celebration of storytelling, spins
tales in Asheville this year Sunday,
November 24, 2002 at 3 p.m.
The Asheville Storytelling Circle
hosts this enchanting conference.
Wishers, dreamers, and magic-bean-
l^UBU
November 7, 2002
ACROSS
1. A fastening
6. Top
9. Wolf cries
14. .Artery
15. Uiiiversity of Rhode Island
16. Bring water to this ■
17. After lars'as
IS. Numbers {Abbrv.) ,
19. Boldness
20. Zodiac symbols
22. No longer in style
23. Cotrsumed
24. To his own
26. Everyday activities
30. Birtliday or Aimiver,sary
34, Excessive
33. More mute
36. No (Scottish)
37, Warm snow
.38.13emolishcd
39. Pretty or dainty
40. Grande or dc Janeiro
41. Propel with pole
42. Injured by bull
43. Main road with many
branches
43. Face lotions
46. Not spicy
47. In capacity of
Called Quest
5!. Make in rough fonn
57. Sitvanus
-5S, Les.s than 2
59. Creepy
60, Inclined, upward
61 • Solid water
62. Awoke
63. Paper pack.s
64. More than nine
65. Prescribed in specific
amount
buyers will gather around at the Folk Art
Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Founded in 1995, the Asheville
Story'telling Circle is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to excellence
in the oral tradition by affirming
various cultures through story'tell
ing, and nourishing the develop-
'3
ment of emerging and established
artists. Monthly meetings are held
3rd Monday, 5:30 p.m., at Haivest
House, 205 Kenilworth Road, in
Asheville. New members and guests
are always welcome.
Information: 828-667-4227 or
828-253-9836.
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2. Oue who’s awkward
3. .Advanced Research
Projects Agency
4. Orion
5. Excerpt in literature
6. Sudden thrust
7, Type of worker
8, Examined
9, Type of racing
10, Voodoo related
11, Worry
12, Reside
13, Vehicle on runners
21. It is (Contraction)
25. Did well on a lest
26. Asian caca! grain.
27. Broadcast
28. Stupid
29. 14* Hebrew letter
30. Common black European thrus
31. .Accustom to .something
undesirable
32. Western Him
33. Women have
35, One who is inept
38. Di.splease
39. Sw'tndlc
41. Religious authority
42. Energetic assertiveness
44. To perfume
45, boat
47, King’s counterparl
48. Nicholas II of Russia
Look for the answers
on the Web at
www.montreat.edu/whetsone
49. Ceremonial act
50. Illinois Institute of Art
52. Not twice
53. Male savior
54. Son of Aphrodite
55. Method of doing
56. Want
questioning.
Tom says, “It was just one of those
timing things ~ someone was doing
something WTong and 1 felt like
I should help.” He adds as
advice, “If you are ever
in this situation, think
before you act, because
what would I have done
if he would have turned
around with a gun or
something?”
This Historical Feature
brought to you by:
Rebellion Storms
Montreat
By Kelley Cleveland
“We want beer! We want beer,”
mobs of angry Montreal students
were shouting outside of the front
door of fomier college president Dr.
Grier Davis. The year was 1969, and
Montreal was in an uproar.
Colleges during this time were
being .shut down, and admini.strators
at Christian colleges began to ask
themselves, “Can a Christian college
survive?” Vietnam War and civil lib
erties demonstrations were stealing
the spotlight across the nation.
Many thought that life on the
college campus must be free: no
regulations, no restrictions, and no
moral requirements. Alcohol, drugs,
and fornication were rampant among
Montreal students for a short time.
The administration confronted
the question, “Sliould a Christian
college survive?” Christian colleges
througiiout the southeast were sur
rendering to the pressure and closed
down, or allowed reckless behavior
to take over the institution.
After this protest for beer and
other rebellious activities at Mon
treat, the board of tmstees proposed
a statement of purpose that clearly
voiced that those attending Montreal
College would receive a thorough
Christian education and instruction
in the Holy Bible.
All .students in the cla,ss of 1969-
1970 that had not been good citizens
of the college were asked not to come
back the following year. Enrollment
the following year totaled 100 less
.students, and college income was
down.
Dr Davis knew that this bold
action might cause Montreal to close,
but he said” If we are going to go
down, we are going to go down with
all flags flying for Christ.” This piv
otal step Dr. Davis and the Board of
Trustees took to upliold the puipose
and mission of a Christian college set
the pace of for the school in the years
to come.
Information fiom Montreat: A
Retreat for Renewal 1947-1972 by
Calvin Grier Davis pages 128-133.
rotfitt S
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6am to 10am
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