STUDENT CONTESTS SET

An essay and poster contest for 11th- and 12th-grade students in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky is being sponsored by West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau and Ford Credit, the automotive financing subsidiary of Ford Motor Company.

The theme is "Credit Drive America." Students will write essays or design posters on the topic of "Why is good credit so important to young adults?" The deadline for entries is Nov. 15.

One winner will be selected from four semifinalists and will receive a prize.

Joe Long, branch manager of Ford Credit in Cape Girardeau, said, "The contest is a result of Ford Credit's commitment to conduct public-awareness campaign in 1993 to educate and inform consumers of the benefits of maintaining good credit."

For more information, call 334-4427.