The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 9

Ron Models One Of His Latest Halloween Fashions Wife Gloria Is A Clown. Really Police Beat How Now Ground Cow? All the police have to do is nab the next guy who dozen a burger buns. State police said Piney View elementary school was broken inlo sometime Sunday i and 10 pounds of hamburger were stolen. Tpr. i a investigating officer, said in his report that some windows and lights were also broken by the thief or losses were set.

at $30. POLICE BLOTTER a Parsons. 21. at Uecklcy. possession of marijuana, jailer! 3:25 a.m.

today. llogor L. HraKR. 33. (it Shady Spring, reckless driving, destruction til property anrt intoxication, jalk'il 10:53 p.m.

Sunday. Willlinn Amick. nl (ilen nlislnictlng an olflcer. Jailed 2:10 p.m. Sunday.

Michael Sauna. 18. ol Ikvklcy. reckless driving and intoxication, jailed 12:10 a.m. Sunday.

Wayne K. Tennant, Heckley, reekless driving and intoxication, tailed a.m. Sunday. Minilta i of Mathony and Sharon K. Mcltille.

nt Occana. i i jailed p.m. Sunday. iioger Dale. Mnlllns.

22. of Cnnl Itldge. cnnlrlhullng lo lln? delinquency ol a minor, pe-nniulnii an unlicensed person lo drive and tn- loxlcalion. jailed 2:55 a.m. i a 0.

2.1. ol I'inevllle. shoplllllng, arrested 3:,15 p.m. Sunday. Constance Nicholas.

25. 173(1 Hec-kley, 6:55 p.m. New Hak-lgh Ho. i arrest Paul M. Illllion.

I ri'Kislralion ind mi liccnsi? tag. cited 5 p.m. Sunday. BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, 1976-9 Heart Association Scientific Session At Pi pest em Park "Pick A Card, Any Card" The 22th Annual meeting and scientific of the A i a a Association. West Virginia a i i a will he held Sept.

17 through 19 at Pipeslem State Park. Registration i he 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. with the session's first keynote speech scheduled for 7:30 A associate professor of surgery at a i i i speak on "The Job We Have to Do." At the 9 a.m.

Saturday session. Dr. Louis Rakita. director of the division of cardiology at Cleveland i a a i a i speak on i A malities in the Coronary Care Unit" and "Complex A i a I Coronary Care Unit." Allen F. Bowyer, M.D.

and acting.director of cardiology at West Virginia i c.r i i a Center, will give the third address for the session when he speaks on "Stress Testing in the Diagnosis of Coronary Care Unit" a a speaker will be Dr. John E. Mazuran, professor of surgery a i Medical Center Hospital, Burlington. Vermont. The session will end Sun- day, following a 2:20 p.m.

panel discussion. The panel will he comprised of Dr. a a A I i professor of medicine at WVU Medical Center; Dr. a i a Dr. Bowyer and Dr.

Howard B. Sauder. Also, a for nurses will be conducted Sunday by Dr. Rakita. Extension Registration Continues Registration for.

Morris Harvey College extension classes in Beckley for the 1978 fall semester will con- i through Sept. 7, 8, and Courses to be offered in extension are Geography 303. World Geography, and i 289. Literature, on Tuesdays; Economics 208. Statistics, a a Speech I I I Speech Fun- on Persons interested in enrolling in any of these courses may register when the class meets next week.

All classes begin at 6:30 p.m. at Beckley i High School. Ron's Biggest Season Is Halloween Anything You Want, But Don't Need "We don't sell anything that anybody needs." Ron will tell you as you wander, wide-eyed, between the displays of life-like rubber masks, a i i a top a a a tasteless license plates and risque party jokes. Ron a is the proprietor of Ron's Trick Shop, located at 311 Prince St. in downtown Beckley, in that row of narrow shops labeled Prince Village.

i I a a shock, fascinate or even offend you, taut it's difficult to be bored by them. Ron says' his shop is the only one of its kind in the state. i a Is the big sales season'for most retail stores; for Ron, naturally, it's Halloween. Want to be a simian from Planet of the Apes? No problem, as Ron quickly demonstrated (see photo). The stock of masks isn't really complete yet, Ron explained as he opened a catalog.

With the help of the masks offered, one could be any of a number of famous movie monsters, or even an a a i realistic Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock, right off the U.S.S. Enterprise. Although he doesn't perform much anymore, Ron Is a magician in his own right. Since 1964, he has one of six West Virginians who belong to I a i a Brotherhood of Magicians.

Using a special deck of playing cards, Ron quickly whipped off about three different versions of the old "pick a card, any card" routine. With hands quicker than the eye. as I hey say. Ron deftly chose the card from the deck every time. Then he showed how it's done.

Readers won't know I he secret because a I a i a pointment. It lakes some of the --well, magic--out of it. Ron said he spends most of his lime managing the shop and booking olhcr a i i a mances, rather than perform himself. On top of one diplay counter is a collect i of of a a a about any contemporary magician you could name, including one from Ihe well known superstar Doug Henning. Ron got Into magic from the most unlikely field imaginable.

He was working in Chicago as the assislanl manager of a firm that manufactures lead radiation shielding. Why did Ron leave a solid, down to earth vocation like that for magic? "I don't know," he succinctly explains. If you're over 21 years old. Ron will escort you to Ihe rear of the building, to the infamous "21 Room." H.Isn't the raunchy kind of stuff you'd find in a big- city "marital aids" shop. Most of it can be described as.

well, tasteless: the kind of stuff you might give a friend on his birthday as a joke, but not things you'd want seen around your living room. There's Ihe usual selection of girlie playing cards, i i a a jigsaw puzzles. For $2.50 a a nographic connect the dots book or a selection of dirty crossword puzzles. There's even one of Ihose ring-for-assistanee bells that's shaped just like a -ah, well, you'll just have lo go see for yourself. We walked back out inlo I i tasleless front rooni and over to some small cages.

"These are called Polish Rabbits," Ron said, lifting one oat of the cage for me lo inspect. "They don't get any bigger than 3 "i to 4 pounds. They're ideal, for pulling out of hats, stuff like that." Above the rabbit cage was another cage contain- i a a i a i a also' used quently by As we turned away from a i muttered, "My wife is a clown. No, really, she's a i i i i counter where his wife. i a was showing a selection of clown makeup to a couple more clowns, Mrs.

Ann Vest and Mrs. buttons. He also sells Pebble Stone (yes. that's Well, like Arlo i right. Pebble Stone).

a can get Ron also sells customiz- anything you want. at ed signs, license plates and Ron's Trick Shop. mg egister Dial 253-2441 $34 Million Job Supervisor Humble About His Position Man Wants To Stay In Jail MICHIGAN I I I Johnson Van Dyke Grigsby is 90 years old and has been In prison 66 years. He was paroled but couldn't adjust to life outside, so returned voluntarily. Now, he his wish.

He can stay in prison. Grigsby is credited with the longest imprisonment in modern times, and he isn't worried whether or not he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Grigsby was convicted in 1908 of killing a man during a tavern brawl at son, Ind. Jess Gravely, a 57 year old country boy who still lives on Ihe same farm in Sullivan where lie was reared, Is also ihc West Virginia Department of Highways (WVDOH) supervisor at the construction site of the world's longest steel arch bridge, the New River Gorge Bridge. How does he feel, being the project supervisor of a $34 million tourist attraction? "I never i about it like that," said Gravely, a tall, thin man with an abundance of red hair.

"It's my job. Of course. I wanted this project, but I didn't expect that it would be offered to me." Although Gravely has been supervising this project since construction began in July 1973, he has been a WVDOH employe for 18 years. ''Originally I was a mining engineer," he explained. "But when the mines started shutting back about 20 years ago, I applied for a job with the department of highways and got it.

I found it lo be much more interesting than the mines," he said, "so I just stayed with it." Since that time Gravely has worked a variety of construction jobs in several State Highway Department districts; jobs which have Included assisting with the tunnel at East River Mountain and many new construction jobs in the district three area around Parkersburg. Now Gravely spends about half his time in the project trailer keeping up with all the paperwork involved in the New River Gorge Bridge poject, and the other half, he spends out on the construction site making sure everything is on schedule. So far, the Appalachian.Corridor project has gone smoothly, although there have been a few problems, including the collapse of one of the erection lowers. "If there were no problems," Gravely said, "there would be no point in my being here." He Is also quick to point out that he is just one of many people employed by the WVDOH and the contractor at the bridge site. Total employment, according to the highway department, Is about 70.

"There are an a lot of people involved in construction of this bridge besides me," said Gravely. "If there weren't other people to consult, it would scare me to death! "I was somewhat apprehensive when I first stood looking across the gorge and knew we were going to build a bridge," he added, "but we're far enough along now that I have confidence." Both Gravely and his assistant, Don Plumley, are amused at all the people who flock to see the bridge. They joke that they would like to have a nickel for every roll of film people have shot taking pictures of the span. "People can't help but at the bridge," Gravely said. "I am myself lo some extent, amazed and I see the bridge every day." The bridge is scheduled for completion late next year.

Jess Gravely will then be assigned to another highway construction project. He doesn't think that working on Ihe New River Gorge Bridge will make his future projects anticlimatic. "In all of the 18 years that I've worked for the Department of Highways," he recalled, "there's never been a dull moment." JESS GRAVELY When was Ihe new Beckley Hospital completed; Ihe brick addition, and who were Ihe owners? The main hospital building now in use was completed in 1931, with un addition added In 1956. A brick building, now painted blue and used mainly for offices, was built in 1913 and was the main hospital building at lhat lime. The first owners of the hospital were the late Dr.

J. C. Coleman and Dr. Robert Wriston. The hospital was purchased by Dr.

A. U. Tlcche and Dr. J. H.

McCulloch in 1922 and is now owned by their heirs. ft: Why won't Cardinal Slate Bank cash a payroll chuck without you having a checking or savings account with them? is a policy of Ihe bank lo cash checks.when the maker of the check or the person to whom the check is written have an account with the bank, according to Albert Dye, executive vice president. "This enables us to handle existing customers," he said. If we cashed all kinds of checks, we would be spending a lot of time that 1 we should be devoting to our customers, Dye said. ft: What Is Ihe mailing address of Deloris Simmons, the girl who was featured in your newspaper; we want to send her a card? General Delivery, Mount Zion, W.

Va. 26151. How many people have Joined "Up With People?" If you mean local people, only one. A spokesman for sponsor of the group in Beckley, said more than 300 persons were interviewed in Beckley but only one was selected James Gwinn, who served last year as band director at Trap Hill High School. He said from 450 to 500 people from throughout the United States were selected lo lour with the group.

Is there anyone in the Raleigh County area that will give violin lessons? We suggest you write to John Lanbrose, Music Department. Morris Harvey College, Charleston'. Lanbrose has held classes in Beckley. ft: What is ihc address and telephone number of Jay Rockefeller? 807 Virginia Charleslon, W. Va.

and the telephone is 344 1731. Is there any place in Beckley that teaches tumbling, acrobatics and gymnastics or any place close by lo Beckley? The City of Beckley Recreation Department and the YMCA have summer classes In acrobatics and gymnastics. The YMCA has gymnastics and tumbling on Saturday mornings for children but facilities are limited for a complete program until summer months, a spokesman for Ihe said. What Is the address of Ihc shop in Mullens that It hand making furniture? We Ihink you are referring lo Ihe Wyoming County. Sheltered Workshop, located beside the former Maben Elementary School.

You can write to the Workshop at Maben and the zip code is 25870. ft: When will they have the sewage plant ready Pax and will Willis Branch be included in this project? Charles Tyrce, mayor of Pax said Ihe project Is expected to be completed in two years. "Everything Is on schedule." Tyree said. He said Willis Branch Is included in the project. i ft: How many of Ihe Dionne quintuplets are today? I Cccile, Annetle and Yvonne.

Emilic and Marie art dead. i.