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The Spargos Enjoy
Working As A Team
By MARLENE BENSON
Dr. John Spargo and wife,
Kathy, agree that there are
many advantages in working
together as a professional team.
"Although there is a lot to
consider in being a husband
wife, Doctor-Nurse team", Mrs.
Spargo explained, "It does
make for better understanding
to know and be able to share
his problems."
"Our working together has
never caused any major prob
lems, she continued, and the
only disadvantage is our work
ing so hard at the same time
can make it a little rough at
home."
The doctor met his wife at
Mars Hill College where they,
as students, shared several
classes. He continued his educa
tion at Wheaton College in
Wheaton, 111. Kathy attended
Wake Forest and during her
senior year, they were married.
Dr. Spargo went to work, sell
ing insurance, and ■ doing
anything he could get to further
his education. His father .died
when he was just a young boy
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Loaato WHson Je. sl»«ds a tear,
and he had to make it on his
own. At this point there was
still another year to get his
B.S. in addition to four years
of medical school and in
ternship.
LAB TECHNICIAN
Mrs. Spargo, a lab technician,
worked at City and Baptist
Hospital in Winston-Salem and
later at Macon Hospital in
Macon, Ga. while her husband
was an intern there.
After completing his in
ternship, the doctor served two
years with the U.S. Navy at
Norfolk Naval Ship Yard in
Virginia. He was assigned to
Industrial Medicine and took
care of the service men aboard
ship as well as the workers
in the ship yards. This was
during the time of the Asiatic
flu and he was kept pretty
busy.
Dr. Spargo set up his first
practice in Whitnel, N. C., but
wasn't satisfied there. They had
definitely decided that they
wanted to live in the Piedmont
section. With his practice less
than a year old, he heard that
Dr. Kavanaugh was leaving
Cooleemee. He decided to check
into this and in September, 1958,
the Spargos moved to
Cooleemee.
Mrs. Spargo explained that
they have had opportunities to
leave, that would be more pro
fitable, but they are very happy
here and like Cooleemee too
well to leave.
CHILDREN
Dr. and Mrs. Spar go have
three children, Mark, 12, Lynn,
11, and Kathy age 9. Three
good reasons to keep Mrs.
Spargo from working publicly,
that is until a little over two
years ago when she was drafted
into working for her husband.
His previous nurse went to
work in the hospital and at
the time it seemed the logical
thing for her to do. It has
worked out beautifully for them
and both are happy about being
a team.
Mrs. Carol Hallyburton, a
graduate of Salisbury Business
College, has worked as recep
tionist for the doctor for over
five years and has been descno-
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Ed as an excellent worker. Dur
ing this time she has been train
ed to help in many ways that
are very useful and necessary
to his profession.
"Kat and Carol run the of
fice," explained Dr. Spargo,
"They even do all the buying.
... Steve says he's 0. K.
All I do is see patients."
Well he has certainly done
plenty of that for the past cou
ple of weeks, due to the flu
epidemic which has hit the com
munity in full force. I can't
think of any place in town that
has been as busy as the doctor's