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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, February 26,1968 254 COL. R. 8. Mc AUGHLIN Col. R. S. McLaughlin At 93 Still Turns Up At Office On Sept. 8, 1964, Col. R. S. McLaughlin went to work as usual as chairman of the board of Genera! Motors of Canada Ltd. There may be nothing excit- ing about this except for the fact it was the colonel's 93rd birthday and he was following a routine established back in 1916-. when the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. joined forces with the fledgling Chevrolet Motor Co. "Col. Sam" operates from his deep-blue piled rug office on the second floor of GM's four- storey head office more in the role of a public relations man, taking things easier than he did when he was supreme head of the company for 28 years. His great love now is to get out into the fields and woods to hant or fish, Back in 1907, Col, McLaugh- lin, convinced his father and brother to convert the Mc- Laughlin Carriage Co. to the manitifacture of automobiles. of the family L.- Wilson, publisher of The Oshawa Times, "No man has done more for Oshawa than Col. McLaughlin," he continued. An example of Mr. McLaugh- lin's generosity towards the city of Oshawa is the $500,000 library building which he gave the municipality in the early 1950's. "Tt started as a project of of the city when a major civic rebuilding project was under- taken but the voters okeyed all the other projects except the library,"' Mr. Wilson says. "I approached the colonel and discussed the idea of a library with him and told him we were going to name it after him because he was going to pay for it. A few months later he called me back and said OK," Mr. Wilson added. €ol. McLaughlin has also gen- erously endowed Queen's Uni- versity to aid its engineering de- partment. He has also set up the McLaughlin Foundation, .a $6,000,000 fund to help doctors when they study abroad, Other projects of "Col. Sam" ; _ The. members didn't didn't like the idea s0jare Lakeshore Park, Camp they sold their shares to him and he formed the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. In the early part of the cen- tury, the city of Oshawa gave {he McLaughlin family a $50,000 Jean to rebuild the plant which had. been destroyed by fire. "It was the best $50,000 in- Samac and Adelaide House, To construct Camp Samac he imported workers from Europe to build lodges, build the dam to create the lake for swim- ming, and then built the pool when it was decided the lake was too cold. Adelaide House cost $1,000,000 vestment that Oshawa could ever have made," said Thomas to buy and is now the home of the YWCA in the city. with shaw PROCESS! DRY & Battery: Ele Windshield freeze, detergents CONT! PRODUCT 819 FAREWELL rowing FLEXPAC Known for Quality Production * SPECIALISTS IN NG AND PACKAGING LIQUID CHEMICALS % ctrolyte washer anti- Powdered cleaners and Engine Heaters DIVERSIFIED RACT PACKAGING LEXPA S LIMITED AVE., OSHAWA ONTARIO OSHAWA'S NEW SYMBOL OF QUALITY IN MODERN FLOOR COVERINGS -- In order to satisfy the increasing demand for quality carpeting and floor coverings, Angus Graydon has recently expanded their showroom facilities to include the finest selection and services available. You are invited to inspect the lower level, main floor, gallery and budget departments, where you will find RESILIENT FLOORING | BROADLOOM _ SERVICES Armstrong Corlon = le eg "Rug Cleaning Amtico Custom Floors Harding jean 2 j Crossley arpet Repairs ae B. M. K. Custom Designing Ceramic Tile Orientals Interior Decorating The sas Ansus-GRaypon Policy We pledge to give our clientele the best possible advice in all matters within our field of business _ , to give our clients the best value per dollar spent .. . to never misrepresent our merchandise ... to give you courteous service before, during and ofter the sale . . . to refund your money with in a reasonable time, if goods are not satisfacory. - . to give the best workmanship possible .. . to guarantee our merchandise , . . to conduct our business to the best of our knowledge and in on ethical monner. : -Ansus-Graypon CARPET COMPANY LIMITED 292 KING ST. W. OSHAWA 728-6254 siintiiintieametmties a. iaeamenteeiadnmiemielinliel ie i Sik we RE. Dee pe ea aR BR