Stories from Monday, March 14, 1994

Leisurely strolls along the Riverfront Park area aren't likely to be interrupted by the emergence of a gambling casino in Cape Girardeau. At least as much could be discerned from those who were drawn to the banks of the Mississippi on near idyllic weather conditions Sunday...

It's bad enough when a child is the victim of an abusive relationship or situation. But children can become lost in the court system where, as juveniles, their voices might not be heard. That is where CASA -- Court Appointed Special Advocates -- comes into play...

MILLERSVILLE -- It takes money to fight fires -- just ask the Millersville Rural Fire District, which is seeking voter approval of a 30-cent levy on April 5. Since the creation of the district 17 years ago, the district has depended on donations to cover everything from fire suits to pumper trucks...

The Southeast Missourian asked people flro their thoughts about the suggested increase in the price of fa first-class postage stamp. Mary Berry, Cape Girardeau "I think they should cut down on some of the waste. My brother is a retired mailman in California. It's (the increase) necessary but, they need to cut down on waste."...

Dear Editor: The Progress Edition of the Missourian contained an article on the new Super Max Prison to be located here in Tamms. Numerous articles about the prison have appeared in the Missourian as well as the St. Louis Post Dispatch and Chicago Tribune. All of these articles have one thing in common, and that is the picture of Tamms that they portray...

Two recent jury verdicts -- those against four Muslim extremists, who bombed the World Trade Center in New York, and Michael F. Griffin, who shot to death abortion doctor David Gunn in Pensacola, Fla. -- serve warning that acts of terrorism are not being tolerated in the United States...

BELL CITY -- John L. Cody, 88, of Bell City, died Saturday, March 12, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 15, 1905, son of Bud and Mary Kennedy Cody. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Bell City General Baptist Church...

SIKESTON -- Ulie F. Fitts, 69, of Rt. 1, Sikeston, died Sunday, March 13, 1994, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Aug. 18, 1924, at Cerro Gordo, Tenn., the son of Lillian Lorene Rainey Fitts, who survives of Sikeston, and Jame Emory Fitts...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department has something to offer the modern business world, which so often demands work-related experience of prospective employees. The department is in the process of forming an Explorer post, and is looking for young men and women, ages 14-20, who think they might be interested in firefighting...

Mayme J. Schweain, 85, of 611 S. West End Blvd. died Sunday, March 13, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1908 in Campbell, the daughter of William and Malinda Bridgeman Wallace. She married John Riley Schweain on Feb. 16, 1923 in Advance. He died on Oct. 15, 1970...

Nola Mae Wallace, age 68, a resident of 101 Cresap in Sikeston, died at 5:10 a.m. Sunday, March 13 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Wallace was born Dec. 4, 1925 at Oak Ridge, Tenn., to the late Jessie Frank and Frances M. Jones Taylor. A resident of this area since 1959, Wallace was of the Baptist faith and had been employed in housekeeping at the Drury Inn. ...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Bernadyne Elizabeth Alvey, 83, of Champaign, Ill., formerly of Cairo, died Saturday, March 12, 1994, in Champaign. She was born in Cairo on Oct. 10, 1910 to Luther and Edith Youch Murdugh. She married Clarence Alvey in 1927 at Memphis, Tenn. He died in 1952...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Laverne Park, 82, of East Prairie, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, March 12, 1994, at the East Prairie Nursing Facility. She was born June 12, 1911 in St. Louis, daughter of Orville and Rose Ellen Whitten Jones. On Aug. 5, 1934, she married Lowell William Park, who preceded her in death on June 23, 1988...

In the past, Clarence Schlimpert sold chickens, goats, pigs and horses. Today, he sells stoneware, crocks, jugs, horse plows and any number of other items. In between, Schlimpert sold livestock feed for 40 years. For more than five decades, Schlimpert has been an auctioneer...

When it come to travel and tourism, Missouri is a "Show `Em" state. Consider that: -- $8.6 billion is spent on travel and tourism in the state each year. -- The industry generates over 200,000 jobs, with a payroll exceeding $2.4 billion, and more than $1.3 billion in federal taxes...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Gary G. and Jane Stanley to Thomas W. and Julie A. Tipton; Owen J. and Sandra J. Elfrink to Mildred I. Hastings; Peter E. and Waneta Louise Cooper to Jacky W. Gray Sr., two tracts...

Dr. William M. Catt, 608 W. Main in Jackson, has been appointed by the Missouri State Chiropractor Association to two committees -- Practice Guidelines Committee and Physicians Provider Organization Committee. The guidelines committee's purpose is to revise the COCSA practice guidelines in compliance with the state, and the provider group will establish a PPO of the Chiropractors of Missouri...

Employee motivation will be the topic of Barry Hana, vice president of Maritz Performance Improvement Co., during a business conference to be held April 6 at the Show Me Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Hana, director of the Maritz All-Employee Systems Division, a nationwide network of Maritz experts who assist business executives with employee involvement, quality improvement and customer satisfaction initiatives, will be keynote speaker at the noon luncheon of the one-day conference.. ...

The five-member board of directors for the new Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co., which intends to provide state-backed workers' compensation insurance to those unable to purchase it at a reasonable rate elsewhere, has begun its search for a chief executive officer...

Coming Up: March 22 -- SBA counseling session, Sikeston, 471-2498. March 23 -- SBA counseling session, Cape Girardeau, 335-3312. March 23 -- Career Planning and Placement Luncheon, University Center, 11:45 a.m., 651-2268. March 24 -- SBA counseling session, Perryville, 547-8357...

Jewell Miller served as valedictorian during the recent Metro Business College spring graduation. The Arcadia native graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A. in information processing and computer operations. she also has two daughters who attended Metro Business College...

Capital Bancorporation Inc., headquartered at Cape Girardeau, and Bank of South County in St. Louis have announced the two organizations will merge into a subsidiary of Capital Bancorporation. Bank of South County has total assets of about $65 million and operates out of its main office at 9100 Gravois in St. Louis. As of Dec. 31, the bank had deposits of $58,736,000; total loans, net of unearned interest, $45,676,000; and equity capital of $5,030,000...