BUSINESS MEMO

Samples Floor Covering Center soon will open at 407 N. Clark.

Situated on North Main for the past five years, it was known as Sample Carpet and Decorating Center.

"We will have the same type of business," said owner Doyle Sample. "It will be business as usual once we're relocated," he said.

Samples Floor Covering Center is a family-owned and -operated business, said Cora Lee Sample, owner.

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Heartland's Experienced Live-in Professionals (HELP) has opened in Cape Girardeau.

The agency has two purposes: to give seniors an alternative to nursing homes and to give local individuals jobs as live-ins.

The agency will provide mature, responsible live-ins around the clock to those who might otherwise be forced by disabling conditions to leave their homes for care, said Brad Witty, owner.

"Although ours is not a skilled nursing program, often we can keep a patient at home as we receive some skilled nursing assistance from the local home-health agency," said Witty.

For more information about HELP, call 335-3830.

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Glik Stores opened its 36th store recently at Marketplace Centre in Columbia, Ill.

The store specializes in men's and women's sportswear and athletic footwear.

The 96-year-old retail apparel company currently operates 35 apparel stores throughout Missouri and Illinois, and plans to open three additional stores in the fall. Glik Stores operates stores under the names of Glik's, Glik's Ltd., Glik's for Guys, Glik Sports and $10 and Less.

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The Cape Girardeau Legal Secretaries Association held its July meeting at Shoney's in Cape Girardeau with Pat Schreiner as hostess.

Barbara Barklage of the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau gave a program on financial management classes available through Community Counseling.

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The Southeast Missouri Private Industry Council is planning a buffet banquet to recognize and honor accomplishments of its graduates of Job Training Partnership Act programs.

The banquet will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The banquet will be followed by a brief recognition ceremony for eight JTPA graduates, beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m.

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The Board of Directors of Commerce Bancshares Inc. has declared a regular third-quarter cash dividend in the amount of 15 cents per share on the company's $5 par value common stock, payable Sept. 30 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 13.

Commerce Bancshares is a registered bank-holding company offering a full line of banking services. The company operates in over 160 locations in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas.

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Tipton Linen and Uniform has finalized agreements to purchase the lot to the west of its present location.

Plans are being finalized to increase the size of the Tipton facility from 8,400 square feet to 16,000 square feet. It should mean an additional 10 to 15 jobs, said a spokesman.

Tipton Linen and Uniform, formerly Rigdon Laundry, has been in operation since 1906. In addition to serving the Cape Girardeau-Jackson area, the company also serves Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky, and with a facility in De Soto, the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

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Scott County sheriff's office is using a new lifesaving tool a Kawasaki Jet Ski watercraft.

The Jet Ski Tandem Sport, which was provided by Express Cycle Kawasaki of Cape Girardeau, would normally enable officers to quickly reach distressed swimmers, tow victims to safety and assist in enforcing boating regulations. However, due to the flood situation, the watercraft is being used for special emergency duty.

Following successful use of the craft by lifesaving and marine enforcement agencies in Florida, North Carolina and Oregon, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. implemented an ongoing loan program that allows Kawasaki dealers to provide the craft to agencies across the country for periods of up to one year. Express Cycle arranged the loan and will provide service for the vessel for the duration of the loan period.

"Jet Ski watercraft are ideally suited to rescue situations," said Kawasaki's director of public affairs, Roger Hagie, "because they are quick, maneuverable and they have no exposed propellers or other moving parts outside the hull that could harm a swimmer."

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In celebration of a new line of merchandise, Walt Disney Co. and Nabisco will hold the first "Perils of Mickey" back-to-school storytelling event Friday at 11 a.m. at Venture.

In addition to stories, there will be free activity booklets featuring comic stories, games and puzzles for children and added-value offers and coupons for parents. There will be a "Perils of Mickey" Great Adventure Sweepstakes. The grand prize is a white-water rafting excursion to Desolation and Gray Canyons in Utah and a cowboy adventure at historic Rock Creek Ranch in Colorado.

The "Perils of Mickey" merchandise collection features Mickey Mouse and friends in bright, bold graphics and character scenes inspired by the Disney cartoon shorts and comic strips of the 1930s and 1940s.

It offers a full line of products, including apparel and accessories, home furnishings, toys, sporting goods, gifts, books and audio products for children of all ages.

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Boatman's Bancshares Inc. recently announced that its board of directors increased the quarterly dividend 10.7 percent, to 62 cents per share from 56 cents per share and declared a two-for-one stock split.

Both the cash dividend and stock split are payable Oct. 1, to stockholders of record Aug. 31.

"The increase in the cash dividend marks the 13th consecutive year of higher payouts," said Andrew B. Craig III, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "It reflects our 25 percent increase in first-half per-share earnings and our confidence in the sustainability of such earnings level."

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Highwater Cafe at 903 Broadway opens for business today.

"The coffee house scene is booming around the United States right now," said Lawrence Engle, owner. "And they can be found around college scenes."

There is no place in town like the Highwater, where people don't have to worry about their age, Engle said. People 17 and up are admitted at Highwater Cafe, he said.

"We will have poetry readings, art shows and live entertainment on the weekends," he said. The cafe also will have a wide variety of herbal teas and coffees, in addition to food items, Engle said.

Highwater is open from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays and on Sundays from 9 a.m. to midnight.

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Edgewater Glass Co., 324 S. Plaza Way, now has a machine that puts a fancy edge on glass, table tops, shelves and shower doors.

"We will include this additional service at the regular price of the glass," said Ann Brookman, owner. "The glass will be the same price, but the customer will be getting a better value," she said.

Edgewater Glass is the only shop between Memphis and St. Louis that has the machinery to do the fancy edges, Brookman said. There was a need for the machine in this area because it puts a more professional edge on the glass, she said.

The store's hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

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D&K Wholesale Drug Inc. recently announced its operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 1994 ending June 30. Net sales for the quarter were $47.9 million and net earnings were $88,000, or 4 cents per share.

"The first quarter of fiscal 1994 was in line with our expectations," said J. Hord Armstrong III, chairman and chief executive officer, and W.V. Alford Jr., president and chief operating officer. "Competitive conditions within the wholesale pharmaceutical distribution industry remain intense, and uncertainty concerning the Clinton administration's Health Care Task Force's proposal abounds.

"However, we anticipate that D&K's fiscal 1994 performance will be enhanced as a result of our initial public offering in September 1992."

D&K Wholesale Drug is in St. Louis. It is a full-service, regional wholesale drug distributor supplying customers from facilities in Cairo, Ill., and Lexington, Ky.

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Carol-Cyns Fashion and Carol's Closet recently moved. It now is at the Sunset Towers, 1020 N. Kingshighway, Suites G and H.

"We have combined our women's apparel shop and our name-brand consignment store," said Carolyn Schwettman, owner.

Schwettman said customers will find name brands and designer originals at the apparel store and men's, women's and children's apparel at the consignment shop.

Store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.