Small Community Contains' Young At Heart' Citizens
Rvprwnnri Wash (UP)
(She 250 residents of this private
little town can stake claim to
being the most 'young-at-heart"
citizens in all America.
Ryerwood, once the logging
capital of southwestern Wash
ington, now is a town inhabited
only by old folks. The youngest
resident is 55 years old.
The new Ryerwood is located
(m 220 acres of fertile land in the
northwest part cf Cowlitz coun
ty. To live there, a person must
toe retired and have a modest
fixed income of not less than
$125 nor more than S250 a
(iiaonth.
It's aGbusy little community.
The sound of hammer and saw
on wood throughout the days lets
the visitor know Ryerwood isn't
a rest haven for the aging.
Work To Be Busy
The people of Ryerwood work
because they want to be busy.
Houses are being remodeled and
painted, lawns and gardens are
growing and other improvements
are being made and by the old
sters.
There's a big sign that ex
presses the town's feeling about
itself, it reads:
"Ryerwood . . . not just more
years to our life, but more life
to our years."
The feeling in Ryerwood is
that of genuine neighborly folks.
Take the '"boy" of the town,
for instance. He's 55-year-old
Kenneth Beckwith. He's the
town's only barber and he re
tired after 30 years in the Army.
He also is secretary of the fire
department.
Likes Town
"There's nothing like living in
Ryerwood," said Beckwith, who
claims he didn't intend to work
when he moved here, but there
was a need so he keeps his bar
ber shop open four days a week.
As for the fire department, it
has two fire engines and 25 vol
unteer firemen. Recently a fire
in one of the town's houses
brought firemen out in a rush.
They extinguished the flames
quickly, preventing any serious
TO GIVE LADIES ONLY MATINEE
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JAY CLARKE Famous Mentalist is shown here with Joan Fon
taine, Hollywood Movie Star, during one of his California engage--a
ments. Mr. Clarke is currently appearing at the Craterian Theatre,
where he will hold a ladies only matinee on the stage tomorrow
(Thursday) from 1:30 to 2:30. The screen attraction following Mr.
Clarke is a special showing of "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream
House" starring, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy plus John Derek
in "The Outcast."
damage to the home.
One of the busiest and most
contented residents is 72-year-old
Albert Fitschen, a retired
mortician. He no longer worries
about putting people away. He
spends his time making violins,
tuning pianos and sharpening
saws. His hobbies are archery,
guns and playing the violin in
the town's string orchestra.
In Charge
The man in charge of the town
is Col. W. E. Brandt, a retised
banker, who is president of Sen
ior Estates.
He said "the reincarnation of
Ryerwood was to make it a
place where retired persons with
modest incomes could own their
own homes and live with persons
of their own general age group."
Outside of contract and poli
cy matters, the residents of Ry
erwood run the affairs of their
community.
One of the favorite affairs of
the community is the "coffee
walk." Harry Jordan built a
walkway behind his and his
neighbor's homes. He put tip a
sign inviting one and all in for
coffee at any hour of the day.
The pot usually is perking all
the time.
"Mail call" is a popular time
in Ryerwoood. Just about every
one goes to the post office at the
same time each day to pick up
his mail.
On Sunday, the church is full.
The Rev. John L. Magoon is the
town's retired Baptist minister.
He insists he really is retired, but
he does preach occasionally.
Otherwise, "outside" p a s t or s
hold the services. n
Lake Prite Project
One of the community's prize
projects is Lake Ryderwood a
man-made lake covering six
Assistant Interior
Secretary Resigns
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower today accepted the
resignation of Assistant Secre
tary of Interior Orme Lewis,
effective Sept. 15.
Lewis wrote the President that
"compelling personal considera
tions made it impossible for me
to pQstpone any longer the prac
tice of law" in Phoenix.
Mr. Eisenhower accepted the
resignation "regretfully" and
told Lewis he has "effectively
contributed to the development
of comprehensive, human pro
grams for strengthening the re
sources of our nation." Lewis
has served in the administration
since early 1953.
acres ; and stocked with legal-
size trout by the state game de
partment. Fishing, with the sea
son starting in July, is for Ry
erwood residents only, unless
they invite friends.
A person with a fixed income
in the specified categories can
live in Ryerwood quite inexpen
sively. A four-room dwelling and
lot costs S2,500, or $200 down
and $20 a month. A five-room
house sells for $3,000 or $250
down and S25 a month, and a
six-room dwelling sells for
S3.500 or $300 down and $25 a
month. There are 178 houses in
the town, 118 of which already
are taken.
Other expenses amount to $50
a month for garbage collection,
street lighting, unmetered water
service and sewage disposal.
Road Construction
Delays Traffic
Salem "(U.R) State High
way Engineer R. H. Baldock
said today that highway con
strution and maintenance work
was causing some traffic inter
ruption in several parts of the
state.
He listed these projects as
causing some delays:
Columbia river highway
One-way traffic west- of Pendle
ton. The Dalles-California high
way Construction 26 to 40
miles south of junction with
Willamette highway.
Pacific highway Construc
tion five miles south of . Yon
calla, and construction between
Roseburg and Myrtle Creek.
Coast highway Construc
tion on Depoe Bay-Otter Rock
section; detour 2.45 miles on old
pavement five miles south of
Winchester Bay; construction
from two to 14 miles south of
Port Orford, and construction
between Gleneden and Lincoln
Beach.
Willamette highway Con
struction 1.7 mile east of Oak
ridge. ' -
Cascade highway Construc
tion from Portland south -city
limits to Clackamas.
Tiller-Trail secondary high
way Construction 28.4 miles
to 32.4 miles southeast of Can
yonville. Paulina highway Construc
tion from junction with Ochoco
highway to 15 miles east.
The U. S. Forestry Service
celebrates its 50th anniversary
in 1955.
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LOGGER KILLED
McMinnville (U.R) A 27-year-pld
logger Wilier Roy Hicks
was killed Monday when hit by
a falling snag while working
near Carlton, Coroner Glen Macy
reported.
Wednesday, August 3, 1955
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Construction Starts
On New Water System
Everett DenHerder, local con
tractor, yesterday started ia
stallation of an $36,000 water
system for the Grandview Water
district, according to A. D. Har
vey, engineer for the district.'
Most of the pipe for the job
has been received, and two
separate crews are now at work,
and rapid progress is expected,
Harvey said. The job is to be
completed this fall.
Funds for the water system
come from a bond issue autho
rized by voters of the district
earlier this year, and from water
connection fees., charged 'users
Agriculture Committee
To Meet at Pendleton
Washington (U.R) Chair
man Allen Ellender (D-La.) to
day announced the Senate Agri
culture Committee would meet
in Pendleton, Ore., Oct. 31 to
give farmers of the area a chance
to tell how to improve federal
farm programs. c
Ellender said the Pendleton
hearing would be part of a
"grass roots" tour by the committee.
of the district. The fees are now
payable to the district treasurer,
John Ahern, either at his resi
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