April 5Z
Symposium On Cancer Held At G-W
Cleveland County Medical Society
Presents Discussion On Cancer
Gardner-Webb College and the Cleveland County Medical
Society presented a Symposium on Cancer as a community
service in the E. B. Hamrick auditorium April 14, 1952. On
the program were several Shelby doctors who discussed the
various types of cancer and their treatments.
Dr. John Hamrick brought out five questions on the surgi
cal aspect of cancer.
1. What is cancer? Cancer is an abnormal growth develop
ing within the body. It has a tendancy to spread through the
iy.^.ph and blood and unless it is
stopped, this malignant growth re
sults in death.
2. What causes cancer? There are
many causes of cancer. It is not
c..u-ed by a germ or infection,
-e.iher is it contagious. It is not
iicce^sarily hereditary. Although lit
tle is known about cancer, it is
Icnown that cancer never develops in
healthy tissue. Continual or chronic
irritation “paves the way” for can-
i. How can I keep from having
cancer? We can do a lot to pre
vent cancer. See your doctor at regu
lar intervals. Learn the seven dan
ger signals which may mean can-
a. Any sore that does not heal.
b. A lump or thickening in the
breast or elsewhere.
c. Unusual bleeding or discharge.
d. Any change in a wart or mole.
e. Persistant indigestion or dif
ficulty in swallowing.
f. Persistant hoarseness or cough.
g. Any change in normal bowel
habits.
i. How can I tell if I do have can
cer? You cannot always tell — see
your doctor immediately if you have
any s:
if I d(
cer? There are several forms of
creatment. For most types surgery,
properly performed, is the best
treatment. X-ray, radium, and ra
dio-active isotopes are also used.
Beware of quack treatments. These
four methods are the only ti'"''
ments for cancer. Early treatment is
the most important treatment.
Dr. D. F. Moore pointed out
dangers of cancer in women. Can
cer is a threat at any age, but es
pecially between 35 and 55. The most
common sites for cancer in women
are the reproductive organs, the
Dreast, and the digestive tract. Dr.
iVEoore pointed out that cancer
causes more fear than any (
disease. Sometimes the fear does
more harm than the disease Ir
early stages, for it creates confusion
and many do not see a doctor until
is too late. If proper examina-
ons were made, cancer could be
It down twenty-five per cent.
Dr. E. S. King said that malignant
tumors are not common in children,
t when the death toll is counted
rates second on the causes of
death. Cancer in children takes more
lives between the ages of 5 and 9.
e are four major systems which
cancer attacks more frequently in
children.
1. The nervous system — There
e many types of tumors occuring
the brain and spinal cord. Those
the brain are particularly hard
find and to treat. Simetimes the
very removal of the tumor causes
death.
2. Abdominal cavity — Surgery is
more successful and chances of sur
vival are better in canoer of this
' Blood-forming organs — Can-
of the marrow of the bones
and the cells of the blood are fair
ly common in children. These are
ore rapidly arrested.
I. Eye — Usually removal or par
tial removal of the eye is necessary
for cure.
After the .program an open forum
as held in which the audience ’
I questions concerning cancer,
most important points were again
emphasized;
1. See your doctor regularly.
2. Watch for danger signals.
3. Don’t get panicky — fear
good thing if it leads you to your
4. Keep your body healthy and
don’t give cancer a chance
strike.
5. Cancer can be cured if it
treated early enough.
Several pamphlets were distribut
ed to the audience. These pamph
lets: Who, What, Why, Where, and
When of Cancer, Cancer of the
Breast, Cancer Facts for Men, Can
cer Facts for Women, and Cancer
of the Digestive Tract, may be ob
tained by writing to: Cancer, Box
i22, Shelby, N. C.
the English and Social Science De
partments, an audio-visual room for
nusic and pictures, a dark room for
;ampus photography, and a receiv-
fUnt
Volume V APRIL, 1952 Number 7
SEC. 562 P. L. & R. BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
U. S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 2
DOVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Dover Memorial Library In Use
One of the most beautiful buildings on our campus is the
new Dover Memorial Library. This building stands alongside
the O. Max Gardner Memorial and is one of the most com
pletely equipped junior college libraries in America.
The building and equipment is a gift of Charles and Jack
Dover as a memorial to their late father, John R. Dover, who
was one of Cleveland County’s pioneer industrialists and an
outstanding Christian layman.
The Dover Memorial Library ir
another milestone marking the al
most miraculous progress which the
college has made during the past
I'ew years. Plans for the library
jame as a result of more than four
years of intensive study of the best
plans and biildings in America. Tlie
final plan is a modified Harvard
plan which is simple and flexible
Doth in relation to the reading and
stack area. With the modular stack
plan it is possible to shift
rious areas of the library
need arises.
The building itself, consisting of
cwo stories, is a modified Williams
burg in design. The main floor of
Che library contains two large read
ing rooms, the librarian’s office,
processing rooms, a stack area
35,000 volumes, and on each i
rooms for housing rare books and
special collections of North Carolina
history and literature. The south
room will house the book collection
of the late Tom Dixon, as well as
other Cleveland County materials.
furnishings for the library are
custom built from Remington-Rand
. installed by their cabinet
makers and designers. The furniture
made of blond birch with
The cost of the furniture is:
Stacks, $2,778.60; Chairs at $21.25,
$2,040.00; Tables at $157.50, $2,520.
- Charging Desk, $1,532.95; Wall
Shelving, $7,440.25; Atlas Stand,
$231.00.
Furniture Cost, $17,010.30
Building Cost, $138,576.02
Total Cost, $155,586.32.
Another feature of the new libr
ary is the special area set aside
the stacks of the main floor for
Che rural church development pro
gram. This area is filled with books,
magazines, pamphlets and other lit
erature calculated to be of help to
the rural pastors and laym.en.
The basement floor of the li
brary will contain classrooms for
Church Completes
Educational Plant
along by an ever grow-
:or more and better class-
d teaching facilities the
Boiling Springs Baptist Church
launched a program to build and
pay for a new educational building
'hich would accommodate every
department of each organization.
~ ■ building was the answer to
many prayers and the fulfillment
"" a dream in the minds of both
le pastor and the people.
This plant was completed on Sep
tember 29. The plans were drawn
Architectual Department of
the Southern Baptist Sunday School
Board. This new three-story struc
ture, with an area of 3,894 square
feet on each floor, has a fully equip
ped kitchen, three assembly rooms,
twenty classrooms, a church office
and two nursery departments. On
each floor there is a ladies’ and a
men’s lounge. All departments, ex
cept the adult department which
meets in the present church build
ing, occupy the new building.
Under the leadership of Rev. J. L.
Jenkins, who has served the Boil
ing Springs Baptist Church faith
fully for the past twenty-five years,
a building fund was begun several
years ago. Over a period of a few
months, the entire amount of $65,000
was raised through a sustained drive
headed by t: - - -•