Sparks College - Yearbook (Shelbyville, IL)

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Bank Executives Throughout Central Illinois and scattered over the country, a goodly number of Sparks graduates are employed in banking institutions. The following list does not contain the Sparks graduates who are employed as bookkeepers and stenographers, but does name those having executive positions in the local banks. The banks named in the following list handle $200,000,000. in deposits. j5 W (. . 0 ' MR. ROGIER MR. REYNOLDS MR. SINGER Mr. Harry E. Rogier, President, First National Bank, Vandalia Mr. Charles W. Reynolds, President, The Charleston National Bank Mr. Charles T. Singer, President, The State Bank of Peotone Mr. Charles T. Bolds, President, State Bank of Tamms Mr. Carroll Prater, Executive Vice President, Chicago National Bank Mr. Edward McGuar, Cashier, The Illinois National Bank of Springfield Mr. E„ R. Duncan, Executive Cashier, State Bank of Windsor Mr. Russell Younger, Vice President, Shelby Loan and Trust Company, Shelbyville Miss Margaret Fox, Assistant Cashier, Shelby Loan and Trust Company, Shelbyville Miss Amber Moberley, Assistant Cashier, Shelby County State Bank, Shelbyville Miss Lillian Spires, Trust Officer, The Union Trust Company, St. Louis, Missouri Mr. Paul Smock, Cashier, Ayers State Bank, Moweaqua Mr. C, L, Moore, Cashier, Cowden State Bank Mr. Max Buzzard, Cashier, State Bank of Beecher City MR. PRATER

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.XK MR. LAWSON KILLAM 1934-1938 MRS. JEAN CARNES BIBLE 1939-1943 MR. OLAN HURST 1944-1948 Mr. Lawson Killam graduated from the Bookkeeping Department in 1936. For the next five years, he was employed by the Shelby Loan and Trust Company. After that, he began work for the Ann Arbor Machine Company, then owned and operated by the H. M. Tallman family. In 1943, the Ann . ' rbor Machine Company was acquired by the Oliver Corporation. Lawson was in inventory control for quite some time. In 1946, he became purchasing agent. Six years later, Mr. Rogers, plant manager, was transferred. Mr. C. L. Heckert, then general works manager, now president of the corporation, came to the Shelbyville office and asked Lawson whether he would like to take a little ride with him. On this trip, Mr. Heckert told Lawson that the Oliver Corporation had decided to appoint a new plant manager from the Shelbjrville office. He then said, You, Mr. Killam, are the man selected by the Oliver Corporation. Of course, Lawson was surprised, but accepted the job. On December 17, 1952, he was appointed plant manager, which position he still holds. Oliver Corporation is more than doubling its capacity at the present time. Mrs. Killam was formerly Josephine Broverman, Class of 1937. Miss Jean Carnes graduated from the Stenographic Department in 1940. For the next year and a half, she was a secretary for the Oliver Corporation. For eight years following, she was a stenographer for Honorable George Barrett, Attorney General, in the Supreme Court Building in the State Capital. In 1944, she marled Mr. Eugene Bible. They now live in Shelbyville. Mr. Olan Hurst graduated from the Bookkeeping Department in 1949. Since that time, he has been a bookkeeper for Shelby County Marketing Association except during the time he was in military service. Mr. Warren Rubin graduated from the Bookkeeping Department in 1950. After graduation, he assisted his father in connection with the Rubin Dairy. In 1957, he became an investment salesman for Diversified Services. Miss Joan Bolinger graduated from the Bookkeeping and Stenographic Departments in 1954. She worked in Chicago for some time after graduation. Later she was employed by Sta-Rite Ginnie Lou, Inc. She married Mr. Andrew Craig. They now live on a farm south of Shelbyville. MR. WARREN RUBIN 1949-1953 MRS. JOAN BOLINGER CRAIG 1954-1958

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Most Frequent Names In looking over the list of 1,576 graduates, we find that the name Stewardson is the most prominent. The Smiths run second, and those named Davis are third. Those named Reynolds and Williams are tied for fourth place. These five lists of graduates account for fifty-one people. STEVVARDSONS - 1st - 12 Beatrice M. Stewardson David Stewardson Doris Stewardson Elizabeth Stewardson Frances Stewardson Geneva Stewardson Glenn Stewardson Helen Stewardson Lauretta Stewardson Merle D. Stewardson Nancy Stewardson Zetta Rose Stewardson SMITHS - 2nd - 11 Bryan Smith Delia Smith Dwight Smith Edna F. Smith Harry Smith John Lee Smith Karl Smith R. C. Smith Ralph Smith R. Dalton Smith Virginia Smith DA VISES - 3rd - 10 Antoinette Davis Bernetta Davis Carol Davis Carrie Davis Daisy Davis Earl Davis Edna M. Davis Howard Davis Marie Davis Vera M. Davis REYNOLDSES AND WILLIAMSES 4th - 9 each REYNOLDSES Carl Reynolds Charles W. Reynolds Daisy Reynolds Joe Reynolds Mary Reynolds Nelda Rejoiolds Neva Reynolds Orva Reynolds Russell Reynolds WILLLAMSES Bernadine Williams Clarice Williams Doris Williams Feme Williams Glenn Williams J„ Fred Williams Ruby E. Williams Stella A, Williams Vernon Williams