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Vol. 7 Number 41. June 25, 1981
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Student Decides On Medical
Profession Following Four
Years At GWC
BOIUNG SPRINGS, N.C...Steve Smith was a junior
in an Ea‘ontown, New Jersey high school, with no definite
plans for the future. Little did he suspect that as summer
rolled around, opportunities and doorways would open to
lead him into a life’s career, a marriage and a home
in another part of the country.
“Gardner-Webb College was sending summer miss
ionaries to the church (in New Jersey). Once, Dr.
Eugene Poston (president of the College in 1973) lead
a week of family conferences. He invited me to come
down and attend Gardner-Webb, so I did. Another member
of the church, an adult member, came down to work as
physical plant director, so I knew someone.”
Smith was majoring in General Science with a con
centration in Chemistry, with a 3.96 quality point ralio,
when he met the girl of his dreams, Carol White. ‘‘She
took some summer schoo! courses at Gardner-Webb,
bat I met her at Boiling Springs Baptist Church. It
was kind of funny. She was studying to be a nurse and
I had not made up my mind to be a doctor yet. It was
only during my senior year tha’ I applied to seven schools.
I was accepted at the New Jersey Medical School in
Newark, New Jersey.”
Smith departed for New Jersey, leaving behind his
engaged love. Later, the two married, and he again
left behind his married love to allow her to.complete
requirements for a nursing degree.
‘‘I graduated May 29th,” Smith stated, shaking his
head with a broad smile and letting out a sigh of relief,
‘‘still have to pass the licensing exam though.”
To complete some elective courses for his fourth
year in medical school. Smith worked with Dr. Gene
Washburn in Boiling Springs for several weeks. Now
together, the couple is moving to Spartanburg, S.C.,
where fteve will began the first of three more years
as a resident in Family Practice at Spartanburg General
Hospital.
Why Family Practice? ‘‘Family Practice is a re
cognized speciality now. It is growing rapidly. I guess
I chose it because of my lifestyle. I don’t like city
living. You can’t be a heart specialist in the mountains.
You may see two heart patients a week. To be a rural
physician, I need to know something about everytning.”
Smith finds the field of neurology a.s one very fascin
ating. ‘‘The only thing about neurology is that you can
say what the problem is but many times there is nothing
you can do about it.” The OB (obstetrics) ward kept
him the busiest. ‘‘During two weeks on the OB, I de
livered eleven babies. Babies pretty well deliver them
selves. They are slippery little things.
‘‘The emergency room was the toughest thing to handle.
It is also the most exciting place, but when the first
gun shot wound comes in, it’s hard to know how to handle
it. Here comes a person with a hole, in him. Working
in a hospital and a doctor’s office is totally different.
It’s easy to lose your perspective. When someone is
in the hospital, they are really sick. At the doctor’s
office, people come in with a little sniffle.”
When remembering Gardner-Webb, Steve commented,
‘‘Gardner-Webb has a pleasant atmosphere. The quality
of education is very good. They care if you learn. In
medical school, you have to get it on your own or get
out. I really have fond memories about Gardner-Webb.
Letters of recommendation from Dr. Mosely and Mr.
Parrish really helped in getting me into medical school.
Smith doesn’t look at the next three years as three
more years of school. He looks at it as a chance to
strengthen the areas of medicine in which he feels he
needs additional study. Steve has a positive attitude
and a true love for the medical field, a love that was
stemmed at Gardner-Webb College.
Gardner-Webb College is a four-year, liberal arts
institutton affiliated with the Baptist State Convention
of N.C. The College is noted for it’s independence of
federal funding and promotion of the free enterprise
system and otters Associate Arts, Bachelor of Arts
and Master of Arts degrees.
High School Students Learn
Of Free Economics System
BOILING SPR1NGS,N.C./UNC0LNT0N,N.C.. .‘‘Thetire
business is flat right now. That means there will be
little growth. Growth in the tire company will be in
truck tires,” told Ann Gaither.
Fifty-four high school seniors listened intensely to
the tremendous success story of Heafner Tire Company.
Ann Gaither, senior vice-president of the Lincolnton
based firm, spoke to the students, emphasizing the com
pany’s small beginning, the growth based on economic
forecasts, and the importance of business management.
Heafner Tire Company began in a small building in
Lincolnton, N.C., until increased business forced the
company to expand into a new 10,000 square-foot building
in 1949. ‘‘With 10,000 square-feet, we thought we had
more than enough space. Today, we have 122,000 square
feet in our Lincolnton office and 300,000 square-feet
in our branches...How do we expand? When we get a
certain number of customers in a location, we start
a branch,” told Gaither. Hea'her now has a number of
branches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
Gaither explained selling by private brand to the teen
age group, using Remington Tires as an example. Heafher
is approaching the 6 millionth tire mark with Remington
Tires and B.F. Goodrich, who manufactures the majority
of the Regul Tires, is approaching the 4 millionth mark.
‘‘Heafner sells Remington tires and several others,
but when we get to somewhere like Georgia, Remington
might say that we can’t sell tires in a certain area be
cause another company already has that territory.”
This was the basis for developing a line of tires that
Would be for their exclusive use, Regul tires.
During a tour of the corporate offices and warehouses,
a guide lead the students down aisles of tires, custom
Wheels, Regul batteries, oil and tubes. ‘‘Heafner Tires
is rapidly becoming and already is one of the largest
privately-owned tire companies in the world,” he told.
The business-oriented students were amazed at the
versitiiity of the company. “The people that will stay
in business today are those that can do things cheaper
and better,” said Gaither. Tbis statement lead into
an explanation for establishing Lincolnton Business Forms.
The company used such an enormous amount of business
forms that Heaftier Tires established their own business
forms company. It also sells to the general public as
does Metrolina Data Processing, anothr arm of Heafner
Tire Company. Tbeir own trucking firm carries their
freight.
The Broyhill Academy group also became aware of
what Bob Moser, vice-president for sales looks for iMien
hiring employees. ‘‘I tike for our employees to be
enthusiastic, even at the retail stores,” he said.
Moser also astonished the group with an explanation
of sales procedures. ‘‘We sell oil back to the Middle
East. We buy oil from them, but we put it in a can and
sell it back.”
Computers, invoicing, retailing, wholesaling, private
branding, and much more were part of the educational
experiences felt by 54 students during their day with
Heafner Tire Company. The students from Lincoln,
Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford and other counties, are
attending a ‘‘Learn About Business Week” at Gardner-
Webb College. Other field trips to Broyhill Furniture,
Lowe’s Builders, Hamrick Farms and Spindale Mills
have been made.
The workshop is sponsored by Gardner-Webb College’s
Broyhill Academy, which stresses independence, in
dividualism, and the strength and vitality of a free
economic system and the private sector.
The Broyhill Academy is also involved in teacher
workshojfi, farmer workshops and other types of bus
iness workshops.
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Mrs. Ann Heafner Gaither talks to high school
students during "Learn About Business Week”
at Gardner-Webb College.
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40 FEET IN 5 YEARS
Growing up fast are some
trees from ‘‘down under!”
The trees are eucalyptus-
most commonly found in
Australia. Seedlings planted
in Florida are more than
eight-feet tall after only one
year. Some five-year-old
trees are now 40 feet tall.
SIGNIFICANCE
TO PUBLIC
These fast-growing trees,
planted at Georgia-Pacific’!
10,000-acre experimental
plantation in Southwest ;
Florida, are good news for]
consumers because they cut!
the price of growing the raw I
material tor pulpwood, fuel-1
wood, fence posts and!
pilings, and this can help'
reduce the cost of paper and
other products made from
wood.
Did you know that the mango is one of the world’s
most popular fruits? In India, it has been cultivated for
6,000 years and even plays an important part in Hindu
religion!
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Mangoes are available
from June through Septem
ber, imported from sunny
Mexico where the climate
is ideal for growing this
luscious tropical treat!
The most delicious
mangoes have a reddish
or purplish tint, and are
slightly soft to the touch
when ripe. , Firmer ones
ripen in a few days at
room temperature.
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The first athlete to .win a gold medal in the mod
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the hop, skip and jump events in Athens in 1896.
Mangoes are an excellent
source of vitamins and min
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mangoes for their sweet,
juicy flavor, but the fruit
is also a favorite of dieters,
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“anytime” snacks or with
cottage cheese tor a “lo
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A peach/pineapple cross
best describes the mango’s
flavor, but it truly has a
taste all its own. Try top
ping your breakfast cereal
with mangoes for a change,
or substitute them in your
favorite peach recipe. Find
out why this fruit is the
favorite of millions around
the world ! Meet a mango
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