Th Os!!y Tar Hsl Friday, January 17, 1375 A TIT1 T O a n J I af& re&uiiv iawnuonQi w V 4 4f, - 4 -A vs. r VSSysSrS'Xr -:-::&?!st: 4 J 1) Cllfl Scheer end Jzmes McMillan rehearse thslr roles of Jack end the King for the CRTs performance of "Corn Squeezins end Wry" at 8 p.m. today In Gerrerd Hall. by Sue Anne Presxley Staff Writer Clarence Rutherford is a witch. Rutherford (not his real name) is also a UNC graduate student and teaching assistnat. He is convinced that he got his job as a teaching assistant because of his -powers." 1 am sure of it," Rutherford said adamantly in an anonymous DTH interview. "It was extremely unlikely that I would get the position. So my friends and I got together and concentrated on me and the job for three hours. The next day I was informed that the job was mine." Rutherford is not the only witch in the area. A young woman who introduces herself as the "high priestess" of North Carolina frequently and mysteriously appears at Chapel Hill parties, swishing around in a long black gown and informing people of her status. After making rounds among the bewildered guests, she leaves. "I got an eerie feeling when she was there," one such guest confided. "There's something really spooky about that girl. She made my skin crawl." (Not all guests are so impressed by the priestess. One quipped: "She is a fake. I swear I saw her in Blimpie's the other day wearing jeans and acting halfway normal.) Some people insist that a coven meets regularly on Rogers Road and scatters dead chickens around the site. Others claim to have observed in Forest Theatre last year a circle of 13 young women dressed in black and chanting monotone rituals. The leader of the women, on discovering the intruders, ordered them away. Despite these rumors of black capes and dead chicken fetishes, the Chapel Hill sorcerers hardly fit the traditional witch image. Clarence Rutherford, for example, is lanky, pale and very ordinary looking. "I only use my broom for sweeping the kitchen floor," Rutherford said. "I realize that I should look weird. I tried letting my hair frizz once . . . Itdidn'tlook good at all." Rutherford's wit becomes disgust when he speaks of what he calls "the layman's misconceptions." "My beliefs are very personal, very important to me," he said. "I keep quiet about these things. People automatically label you a freak. But what you call witchcraft is a religion to me." What, then, does Rutherford's religion entail? "There are no vendettas, no hexes," he insists. "My powers and the powers of my friends are forms of ESP and mental telepathy. We do good things. We get jobs for each other with our powers. We help sick friends get well. We have a good time together." Rutherford does not indulge in undue devilment. He saunters down Franklin Street like anyone else. He wears jeans and prefers his meat cooked. "I have never," he emphatically stressed, "turned anyone into a frog." " nmwwimS i MZZI I Cinema On Campus - "Happy New Year" ("La Bonne Annee") The director of "A Man and a Woman," Claude LcLouch, created this stylish and entertaining crime caperlove story about a jewelry-store robbery and a romance with a fiercely Independent antique-store proprietress next, door, both conducted by the witty and accomplished actor Lino Ventura. (Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m., Saturday at 2, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Greenlaw Auditorium, $1.50, the Alternative Cinema). 1 - "42nd Street" This BusSy Berkeley musical is not as evenly structured as "Gold Diggers if 1933" practically all the musical numbers come end-on-end in the last reel but the plot is classic. Ginger Rogers is Anytime Annie, a gold digger par excellence. (Friday at 6:30 and 9 p.m., the Great Hail, Union free flick). Things to Come" This 1936 British science-fiction film is notable for a screenplay by H.G. Wells, who espoused his technocratic view of the future with the help of a set designer who fancied an automated society still steeped in Art Deco. (Saturday at 6:30 and 9 p jn., Carroll Hall, Union free flick.) The Last American Hero" One of the movie that got away. Jeff Bridges plays a racing-car driver, and his movie is about more than racing. It's only two years old. (Sunday at 6:30 and 9 p.m., the Great Hall, Union free flick). Chapel Hill "Child Under a Leaf" Dyan Cannon's provocative performance won great reviews for this Canadian film at Cannes and Atlanta (and some would say it's about time; she has played the shallow tramp too many times for patience.) (Plaza I, at 2:30, 4:45, 7:05 and 9:20 THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY prod UC society still steeped in Art Deco. (Saturday at t:au ana p.m., arron nan, union tree hick. I M W- t tal ' ' f U Z V at ss- - - & Si it Br - O ..w'ty. Shakespeare's dark comedy of revenge, redemption and mercy. The Merchant . of Venice, will be performed by; the National Shakespeare Company on' JANUARY 20 at 8:00 P.M. in Memorial Hall. Admission is $2.00, and tickets , are available at the Union desk and at the door, at show time. Still a highly ' controversial play. The Merchant of Venice sets comic themes of the parable of the caskets and the anecdote of the rings against the darker story of the pound of flesh, and the troubling, tragic figure of Shylock. The production is staged by the National Shakespeare Company, a nationally respected touring troupe based in New York. " A Carolina Union Presentation w . 1 U . 11 II m1 i p.m. $2.25). Treebie and the Bean" (Plaza 2, at 3, 5:10, 70 and 9:30 p.m., $2.25.) "Challenge to Be Free" A nature documentary. (Plaza 3, at 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., $2.) , "Such Good Friends" Now for some really bad Dyan Cannon, this Otto Preminger opus about a woman who finds her dying husband's little black book. Remember "Hurry, Sundown"? (Varsity, at 1:40, 3:30, 5:20, 7:10 and 9 p.m., $2.25.) The Klansman" How appropriate for David Duke's appearance at UNC. The reviews have been awful. (Carolina, at 2:45, 4:50, 6:55 and 9 p.m., $2.25.) Late Shows The Heartbreak Kid" A hilarious comedy about a young schmuck's pursuit of the elusive WASP princess, Cybill Shepherd. (Friday and Saturday at the Varsity at 11:15 p.m., $1.75.) The Magical Mystery Tour" and "Jiml Plays Berkeley" For music, not cinema, fans (Carolina, at 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $2.) Durham The Godfather Part II" (Yorktowne.) The Towering Inferno" (Center I.) "Gone With the Wind" (Northgate.) "White Lightnin' " Starring Burt Reynolds. (Carolina.) Late shows "Journey Through the Past (Center 1), "Daisy Miller (Yorktowne), "Hit Man," and "Abby" (Riverview). Duke Campus "Midnight Cowboy" Jo n Schlesinger's Oscar-winner of 1S69. Tonight at 7 and 9:30, Biological Sciences Auditorium, Freewater Films.) "Harold and Maude" (Saturday and Sunday at 7 and 9 p.m., Page Auditorium, $1.) The Endangered Species Joe Mark will WEEKEND SPECIAL Try Our USDA Choice BONELESS STEAKS DELMONICO STEAK 4.50 10 Oz. RIB EYE Cotonlxxt Unn Since 1759 Hillsborough. N.C. "In th Canter of an Historic VillaoV' V.V. "Ptm " Thompson, tnnk par 16 Oz. --. T BONE Above Steaks with Baked Potato, Tossed Salad Rolls and Butter 5.95 6.50 Serving 11:30 a.m. 9 p.m. .Bern .Days 11 aAJ,JLLlllilLliliil r v y J Specidl Savings for Ben's Birthday and Special Hours, tod.. OPEN FRIDAY 9 TIL 9, SATURDAY 9 TIL 6 THESE ITEMS 12 PRICE FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY jo3 e. nmim st. chapil kill open fri. 9-9 uctt Ht it perform at 9 p.m. today. "Leather Britches" will perform at i) p.m. Saturday. No cover charge. Town Hall "Eddie Kirkland and his Blues Boogie Review" will perform at 9 p.m. today and Saturday. $1 cover charge. Cat's Cradle "Begonia" will perform at 9 p.m. today and Saturday. Cover charge. Forusr Eleven well-known newsmen will participate in open discussions regarding The Cost of Fairness: Responsibility In the American Press" from 9 a.m.-noon today in 105 New Divinity Building, at 4:30 p.m. today in the Gross Chemical Laboratory Auditorium and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday In the Board Room of Allen Building, Duke's west campus. The participating newsmen are Shana Alexander, Michael J. Arlen, Russell Baker, Saul Friedman, William Greider, John Leonard, Allen Often, Daniel Schorr, Av Westin, John Seigenthaler and Hodding Carter III. Dr. Milton Friedman will speak at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 in Page Auditorium on the Duke University campus. Admission is free. Generations of Brubeck" at 8 p.m. today in Memorial Hall. Dave Brubeck will perform with his sons Darius, Chris and Danny. Tickets, $3 and $4, are on sale at the Union desk. The North Carolina Symphony will perform with Dave Brubeck at 3 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday in Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium. For tickets, $5, call 933-5454. There will be a piano recital by Kymric Mahnke featuring the works of Bach, Chopin, Schumann, Beethoven and Stravinsky at 8 p.m. Sunday in Hill Hall. Frankie Vaili and the Four Seasons will perform at 8 p.m. today in Goodman Gym on the Catawba College campus in Salisbury. Call Catawba Union for information. M US!C The Carolina Union presents "Two VIEW'S COJjTRlCSPTiVSS Don't sattla for !ass than tha bast O NEW SWEDISH CONDOMS (a whole new experience) O COLORED CONDOMS (a new approach to contraception) NAME BRAND CONDOMS (all at low prices) TEXTURED CONDOMS O SAMPLE PACKS j (for those that enjoy variety) Franklin & Columbia (over Zoom-Zoom) Mon.-Fri. 9-6 i Phone 929-0170 1 The Carolina Readers Theatre presents "Corn Squeezins and Wry" at 8 p.m. today in Gerrard Hall. Admission is free. The National Shakespeare Company will perform "The Merchant of Venice" at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 in Memorial Hall. Tickets, $2.50, are on sale at the Union desk. There will be two other performances at 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 in Stewart Theatre on the N.C. State campus in Raleigh. Call 737-3104 for reservations... , -r., j "" The UNC Opejrai Theatre, presents Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 in Hill Hall. Tickets, $3, are on sale at Hill Hall. : TAR HEEL CAR WASH Full Service Have your car cleaned inside and out. DISCOUNT WITH GAS Open Daily 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Except Sunday At the curve where Chapel Hill mets Carrboro. 929-1351. 8 llmon --Nov National Academy of Ballet, Royal Academy of Dance and Cecchetti syllabuses used to insure steady progress of each student. Jazz includes Afro-Cuban discotheque modern jazz, and belly-dancing. muii ctissos Jazz G Tap Beginning Tcp & Jazz Combination Class I Tues. 1011:30 am Beginning Tap Wed. 78 pm I Intermediate Tap ' Tues. 78 pm j Beginning Jazz Wed. 6 7 pm Advanced Jazz Tues. 67 pm Monday through Friday 9:00: 10:00 am at Cafbt Beginning Adult Mon. & Thurs. 1011 am Mon. & Wed. 7:308:30 pm Thurs. 6:307:30 pm Intcrmcdbto Aduif Tues. a Thuro. 7:30 8:30 pin Tues. a Fri. 5:307:00 pm . Advanced Mon., Wed., & Thurs. 6 7:30 pm Free Parking 042-1023 If ho answer dial ; 02 Chapel HIII Prof ecilsnai Vlitefp OsiilhEstesDrivo

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