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Gardner - Webb College Announces Plans To Build Football Stadium KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, March 4. 1965 of their mother, Mrs. Verna Pat' trick Spangler. The Spangler brothers' sub- ■stantial d-mation toward con struction of the stadium will he added to the existing fund for this purpose, slated Dr. Poston. To he located on a seven acre site behind the Host Physical Ed ucation Building, the stadium is presentiy in planning stages with no cost estimates or other de tails evailable. % •il'd Tm/ame/FVN 1 Naming of the stadium came I after a vote of approval by the boaj'd of trustees of a recom mendation by the executive com mittee of the trustees on Feb. 12. i R. Patrick Spangler, presently serving as overall chairman of the college’s major 60th Anni versary Phase of the Decade of Advance program and his bro ther, Earl (Bud) Spangler, a for mer student at Gardner-Web;, are active supporters of the col lege. Pat Spangler is also on the colle.ge board of advisors. The Spangler brothers own and operate Spangler and Sons Con crete Co. in Shelby, Spangler Ready Mix Concrete Co. In Kings Mountain and the Shelby Sand and Stone, Inc. of Sholhy. Earl Spangler, a liMB alumnus of the college, attended the Uni versity of North Carolina. He is vice-president of First Federal .Savings and Loan in Shelby, a Kiwanis Club membbr, member of the Shelby First Baptist Church and is married to Evelyn Harrill Spangler. The couple has four children. Pat Spangler played a major role in Cleveland County’s indus trial development through hU work with the Shelby Chamber of Commerce. EMckson, lives In Mt. Prospect, Ill. State wide recognition of his a’jility came when Gov. Terry Sanford appointed him in 1963 to gather Shelby businessmen for North Carolina Day at the World’s Fair. He also served as a Trade Fair delegate to Europe and has been active on other state level posts. A Rotarian, Mason and Shrin- er, Spangler was awarded the "Citizen of the Year" award by Shelby Lions in 1963. He is mar ried to the former Eloise Young and they have five children. The family church membetjhip !.<! at First Baptist Church of Shelby. Their father, Ernest Webb Spangler, was a well known fig ure in Shelby for many ylears, having been born in the city and serving it 15 years as superin tendent of streets. He organized Spangler Concrete Co. 22 years aigo and was a member of the First Baptist Church. He died March 20, 1960. Dr. Poston, speaking on. this addition to the college’s physical development said. “A fully equip ped stadlu.m will compli.ment our academic program and will bring many people to the campus each year, providing a site for inter collegiate sports. Intramural pro- glams, commencement services, rallies and entertainment pro grams." ‘‘As president of Gardner-Webb College. I am convinced that an athletic stadium Is a necessity, if we are to serve our area proper ly,” concluded Dr. Poston. Our Libraries Need Improving, Says Miss Kalp I and tW9 speeches on Saturday by I nationally known persons. I Gardner-Wehl) will launch its I intensive campaign for capital j outlay funds duilng this period I with its objectives being the con struction of a chapel-auditorium, campus center-cafeteria, four dor mitories, two classioom build ings, an athletic stadium, reno vation of the O. Max Gardner Building into a f'ne arts tenter, enrollment of 1,000 s.udcnU, a faculty increase to To and endow- ment increase to J) million. One of the dormitories is now under construction, plans are complete for the student center-oafeteria, the swimming pool will be cover ed In the near future and within two ><ears a stadium will be un der construction. His ■wife, a native of near Plymouth, resides in Shel’oy where two of her thrlee children reside. A daughter, Mrs. Edward ;>! I HOSES Exciting Action . . . Now riding to,v .-u-n--^afin;! . . . ,lu-;t walk the pedals and away yiai goi IT” Inn.g ^ — 14’’ wide will) S” whci'ls. M:nli- to take i)lcnly of tmiihlc free trips on sidewalks or drivi-s. Kc lln- fiisi to own one in your ncigtit)orlio<)il. HURRY NOW TO KOSCS! RALEUGH Public libraries 1 in North Carolina contain less i than e book for each person in j the state, the North Carolina Li- j brary Association has rtported. A spokesman for the associa tion said the ratio of public li brary books to citizens showed that each person could be assign ed only nine-tenths of a book. "Actually, if all . the worn books, old encyclopedias and out- Of-date reference books are not counted, there is really or.lv half a book for each person," Mrs. Margaret Kalp of Chapel Hill, president of the association, add ed. Brosnan’s prestige among tlie nation’s businessmen is noted by his designation in 1963 ar ‘‘Rail road Man of the Year" by the 25.0(X) readers of Modem Rail road and in the same year the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity named him “Phi Sig of the Year” for “outstanding contributions to industry and to the public.” I In 1964 Clemson University ' conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Law on Bi’osnan. A native of Albany. Ga., Bros- nan i.s a graduate of the Gcorg|^^ Institute of Technology with W B.S. Degree in civil engineering. After three years employment with the Georgia Hi ’hwjy De- ! p.artment, Brosnan launched his railroad career i-n 1926 as a stu dent apprentice and track labor er with Southern Railway of Ma con, Ga. His su sequent career has all been with Southern Rail way. Brosnan advanced through the system’s various divisions and in 1952 was eleetrd vice-president (OperationsI of Southern Rail way with headquarters in Wash- I ing'ton. D. C. Eight years later i the able executive was promott“d to executive vice-president -and reached the firm’s peak in 1962 with his election as president. Brosnan is director of eight or ganizations, a member of a host of others and is chairman of the board of directors and chief exb- cutive officer of several railway firms. VC I S ' / 4^/ Normally $1.98 each VI Ml \ Miss Kalp said libraries In North Carolina must be improv ed. She pointed but that the Gen eral Assembly must tmpixrprlate additional funds for ml libraries, including the-State library. Large Group LADIES' SHOES Dress, Cascal, Flats Vidues To I14.SS Nov Only $2.99 or 2 pain for $5 Gardner-Webb (Hves nans For Convocation BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.—D. , William Brosrian, president of i the Southern Railway System, will be featured speaker during the three day convocation slated | at Gardner-Webb College March ' 20-22. I Brosnan, 1963’s “Railroad Man of the Year", will speak during a dinner for business and indus trial leaders at 7 p.m., March 22, at the college student center. This meeting will round out three days of activities which i will include a Sunday afternoon j message by Dr. Billy Graham SPECIAL Genuine Alligator Lizard Sldn Shoes Regular $24.98 Now $12.98 Mack’s Shoe Store West Mountain Street 65 CHEVROLET These great performers are the lowest priced models at oiir One-Stop Shopping Center ^ \ *\ OR $1.57 EACH Luxury at a savings now at Roses. Choose from cotton or rayon. Non-slip rubber backing. TERBIFIC BUY! NYLONS LIMITED TIME Ladies' Jamaica Shorts Assorted Plaids and Colors Regular $2.99 SPECIAL SALE! Save extra on every pair, every box! 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