VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Thursday
Palmer, Alaska
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Viola Daniels.Editor
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Palmer Insurance Rates Drop
While Anchorage's Climb
While Anchorage insurance
rates were climbing, as that city
was relegated by the Underwrit
ers to a Class 7 risk in company
with Kodiak and Nome, Palmer
rates swooped down, according
to announcement from Jack
Maze of Pioneer Insurance. A
new rate book received here this*
week, with effective date begin
ning May 15, will bring sizable
insurance savings to almost
every merchant in the business
district.
The average drop is from 60 to
80 cents per hundred per annum,
Mr. Maze said. However some
businesses show a drop of $2 and
more per hundred. The only
area which showed an increase
in rates were the buildings in the
Co-op center. Even here, several
of the structures registered drops
while other rates were being
boosted in the same general
area.
In order to give a picture of
the comparative rates, Mr. Maze
quoted the following figures:
The Neal Wright stores drop
ped 1 cents, the office quarters
84 cents per hundred; the Co-op
carpenter shop dropped from
$4.19 to $3.48; the Co-op main
offices dropped 5 cents and the
Extension office is down from
$1.84 to $1.70.
Other buildings which record
ed substantial drops in the new
ratebook include the Palmer
Body and Fender Building, the
Ron-Da-Voo Cafe, the Palmer
Cold Storage building, the adja
cent Koslosky-owned buildings,
housing a barber shop, bar and
photography shop, the Sham
rock Bakery, Koslosky’s Store
and the Matanuska Valley Bank.
Meanwhile, increases were
noted on many buildings in the
Co-op center. Palmer school and
gymnasium increased 10 cents
per hundred; creamery and
laundry quarters went up 22
cents per hundred, and the
warehouse was hiked 18 cents
per hundred. Biggest increase
was recorded for the Matanuska
Valley Lodge, which went up 96
cents per hundred. All church
rates in the area were increased
5 cents per hundred.
Mr. Maze gave all credit for
the rate decreases to the in
creased efficiency and to the
added fire fighting equipment of
the Valley Volunteer Fire Asso
ciation, which has been making
constant progress under the
tutelage of A1 Hagen. “The whole
Valley will benefit as the result
of his efforts to build up the fire
department,” Mr. Maze asserted.
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Miss Michalek Becomes
Bride of Mr. Anderson
Miss Mary Ann Michalek be
came the bride of Byron Ander
son before the candlelight altar
of the Valley Chapel at a beauti
ful summer wedding last Sunday
afternoon. Rev. George Geiwitz
performed the service.
The tall blonde bride chose a
wedding gown of white satin and
lace, fashioned with a fitted
bodice, softly full skirt and mod
ified train. Her finger tip veil of
net was bordered with lace and
caught to a lace halo. She car
ried a bouquet of crimson roses.
Her only jewelry was a triple
strand of pearls.
Miss Michalek was attended by
Marian Mielke, maid of honor,
who wore a blue satin gown and
carried a spray of pink shat
tered carnations. Miss Margyre
Mielke and Miss Vivian Meier,
classmates of the bride, were
bridesmaids. Margyre wore a
gown of aqua and Vivian’s was
deep orchid in color, and their
flowers also were sprays of pink
shattered carnations. Both the
bridesmaids and maid of honor
wore similar headdresses of net
veiling caught to a shirred halo.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father, Leo Micha
lek. Merle Anderson was groom’s
man for his brother, and Wayne
Bouwens and Don Hutchinson,
also recent classmates of the
bride, were ushers.
Harry Wimmer sang ‘ Because”
just prior to the ceremony.
WILL SEE BEAR PICTURES
Bob Reeves and his elusive
brown bear movies have prom
ised to make a “for sure” ap
pearance at next Wednesday’s
meeting of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen. The club’s regu
lar monthly meeting is sched
uled to get under way at 8
o’clock in the rifle range.
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Firemen Take It Easy
Two no-damage fires called
out the Palmer fire-fighting
equipment last week. The first
alarm sent equipment to the
home of Chek Sandvik, where
they found an overheated stove.
The second call took equipment
to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Lemmon, living in a
cabin owned by Miss Sue Hill,
where a grass fire was extin
guished. The fire was caused by
sparks from a burning trashpile
nearby.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING—REMEMBER?
Richard E. Demming
Registered Land Surveyor
Box 675 — Palmer, Alaska
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