Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas • 254

000 0000 Roy H. Laird Memorial Hospital Laird Memorial Is Roy H. Laird Memorial Hospital serves residents of Kilgore and the surrounding with medical services seldom equaled even in larger municipalities. The hospital was established in 1951 and was named for Kilgore's longtime former mayor, Roy H. Laird, who died only months before the hospital was opened.

It was through his efforts that the project was made possible. Since the first opening day, the hospital has constantly improved facilities until today it is considered one of the most modern and completely equipped institutions of its kind to be found in the Southwest. Laird Memorial Hospital, operated by. the city of Kilgore through a hospital advisory board, contains 75. beds and is valued at almost $2.000,000.

Its original cost was $1,300,000. New equipment and services have been installed and added in the past two years including oxygen and vacuum equipment in every room and a modern switchboard. Oxygen and vacuum pipes were installed into walls even in the X-ray room. Outlets are designed so that lines can be plugged in similar to, and nearly as simply as, the way an electric socket can be plugged into a wall outlet in a home. During the installation of the oxygen and vacuum, while the walls were opened, the hospital installed remote control television in all patient.

rooms except the wards. Television sets hang on room walls at or above head height and are operated by hand controls by patients from their beds. Telephone "jacks" have been installed in all rooms and portable instruments may be. plugged in when patients desire telephone. service.

The new switchboard unit Kilgore Lions Club Has 31st Birthday The Kilgore Lion's Club, organized in April of 1931, celebrated its 31st year of service to the community during 1962. Since it was chartered, the Kilgore Lions Club has gained national recognition. It has sent delegates annually to the. Lions International Convention. Making the trip in 1962 to Paris, France, were Mr.

and Mrs. John T. Crim Mr. and Mrs. Bob Campbell, Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Yazell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeves. Kilgore's Lions have been responsible for a number of projects which donated to the underpriviliged.

Another notable project is the continual support of the East Texas Treatment In addition to donations of $500 each year to the center, the club has also sent handicapped children to the Lions Club Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville each summer. Lions have donated a total of $5,500 to the treatment center. Among other proejcts of the club were the supplying of food, clothing and toys to needy families at Christmastime; provision of eye glasses for needy children; placing flowers in the rooms of all persons in the Roy, H. Laird Hospital each week; and sponsoring Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops. The Kilgore Club also donated to the Kilgore Public Library, a portable ceiling projector for use in hospital and sick rooms.

Hospital Modern I Roy H. Laird died a few years after the hospital was finished, she left the Annie B. Laird Endowment Fund with an estimated Hospital features a keyboard, replacing the old standard dial. Another piece of modern equipment recently added by Laird Memorial Hospital was a new anesthetic machine. 'It is called a Foreger, after its inventor, and administers any anesthetic made, including flouthane, one of.

the newest. The laboratory, in addition to being equipped with the latest in modern standard lab equipment also has several new units for making various tests including a ultramicro system for making blood tests. Laird Memorial today operates within its own income. When Mrs. L.

N. CRIM- One of Scholarships for needy and worthy students attending Kilgore College are also made possible each year through the Kilgore Lions Club. John T. Crim served the club as president during 1962. Other officers included Bob Campbell, first vice president; most outstanding citizens is L.

Bob White, second vice president; N. Crim who served for several Dayton Walkup. third vice presi- years as mayor of the city. He dent; Hyman Laufer, secretary: retired in1961 prior to the elecHollis Lee, treasurer: Jerry tion which resulted in citizens Walker, Lion tamer; J. W.

Odom, tail twister: Don Meabon and J. adopting 'the home-rule charter M. Taylor, second-year directors; of government. Crim has long and Tom Graham and John Wylie, been active in numerous civic first-year directors. and municipal projects.

Bolted, Steel and Welded Tanks NEW and USED SALE REPAIR ERECTION Used Separators and Treaters HANSON TANK COMPANY Dial 4523 E. R. Deere LAIRD HILL ROAD Kilgore value of $1,000,000. Returns from the investment of the fund are used for capital improvements at the hospital. Country Club In Kilgore Center Of Entertainment Popular center of entertainment in East Texas is the Roy H.

Laird Country Club in Kilgore. It has long been one of the most outstanding sports and social centers for its members. During the past years the club enhanced its position as a top entertainment spot by making a number of improvements. Among the most recent improvements are the extensive grading of banks along the creek which winds across the golf course: changing over greens from regular Bermuda grass to tiff; adding three benches for spectators at the ninth green; adding railing around roads across the golf course; black topping the parking lot by the swimming pool and adding a railing around the lot; moving benches from middle of tees to the side to give greater tee space; moving of water lines by the city from the street to the clubhouse and a new sewer line to pro's house: construction of a new tee for No. 18, moving tee back to the club's property and making a dogleg to the left of the hole; adding black top for cart runs in front of the clubhouse and from No.

7 green to No. 8 fairway. Top attraction at the club each year is the Roy H. Laird Invitational Golf Tournament which attracts top amateur golfers from throughout the East Texas area. In addition to golfing, the- club also provides a number of outstanding social events each year including dances, reservation dinners, ladies' day luncheons, style shows and other parties.

Swimming for adults and children alike also provides recreation for members and their guests. Special parties are also held at various times throughout the year for children. Community-wide meetings are also held at the club. The ballroom at the Roy H. Laird Country Club is considered among the finest in the entire area.

The ballroom and dining room at the club are air conditioned. A Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service Laundry Dry Cleaning Storage DIAL 3054 GREGG LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANING 302 N. Kilgore KILGORE, TEXAS.