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REN a ence. sme enemas ee ' THE MANY FACES OF COLONEL SAM ON HIS NINETY-FOURTH : WE MAKE 22,000 CARS A DAY... --« ALL AROUND THE GLOBE - +» BIGGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD 94TH BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW Success Means Work Oshawa Sines Says Col. McLaug hlin _____ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1965 RON DEVANEY ed a pipe. I could give it up| "I enjoy the directors' meet- of The Times Staff | tontottow if I had to. I don't\ings. (He gets no special kick "Work", barked Mr. Sam. |need it, but I enjoy it." jout of flying), I've met a lot of The simple one-word answer| The Colonel leaned back in his|good and interesting men and the look of incredulity|chair, behind a massive desk of/through these meetings." conveyed the impression that|light-brown. stained oak. The| Mr. McLaughlin is chairman there could not possibly be any|panelling in the second-floor|of the board of General Motors other answer. William st. office matches the|in Canada and its officials and This is Col. R. S, McLaugh-| desk. jholds a directorship in GM, lin's advice to a young-man-on-| "They're all gone now," he | United States variety. the-way-up today, given in a 90-|said in a reminiscent voice, re- ' ; OES minute interview recently as|ferring to his friends in the| "Well, I'm all through fishing. this dean of the Canadian auto|auto world. Nash, Fisher, Dur-|! gave away my Cap chat (a industry approached his 94th/ant, Chrysler... . |Quebec river fishing camp). I've bien, CURIOSITY NUISANCE \done my bit by the salmon, y brother George and I : 4 | worked an 11-hour day in the| 'Nursie says she will take) DUCKS BEWARE old days and drew light salaries,|me to 100, At that age I'd be| He still gets in some fall "We put the money into|& curiosity or a damn nuisance, |hunting -- sometimes at Griffith bricks and mortar. That's why|And I don't want to be either." |Island in Georgian Bay, and there is a General Motors here|His laughter came with a roar.;more often at Long Point, a today." | Mr. Sam grabbed a copy of|Lake Erie marsh where he goes During the interview Mr. Mc-|the General Motors annual/after ducks. Laughlin stoked an old, and ob-|statement and showed it proud- viously Real he pipe. On ally. table behind him were two cans} "Biggest company in the > of Barking Dog Smoking Mix-|world'* he smiled" "Do yoglPle would laugh," was all he ture. know we make 22,000 cars a day|"°N" S8Y- : "I used to smoke a lot ofjaii around the world? Made a fa pbes fe -- Fd -- ' " still keep him busy. e Me- billion dollars net profit in 100417 aughli Library addition, The 00,000,000 gross. |Adelaide House YWCA addition * 94 ot ye 20 billion gross | increased acreage at both Camp this year," he predicted, jSamac and the 200-acre Girl A week before his 90th birth-|Guide camp. The $1,000,000 vian- day-,Mr.. Sam told this writer; |¢tarium at the University of "My ticker is in good shape.'|Toronto. His McLaughlin Foun- He compared it to the sweet-(\@ation which sends doctors sounding engine in his 1908)broad to study. McLaughlin - Buick at his Park-| «]'m interested in humanity. I weed ootaie. ltry to do a little bit." IN GOOD SHAPE "T'm still in good shape," PY Fi had oo esate said now. "Feel that muscle. | Come on around here." It was| hard Mr. Sam refused to divulge the type of gun he uses, "Peo- "TI was an omniverous reader once," he said. "But I've eased up lately." "T do exercises. Have pe day of my life. | His favorites are classics, bio- "No, I don't have any reall oraphy (I love them") and his- restrictions. Just common sense.|Parkman from end to en ' I get lots of rest. What is a typical day, he was asked. "I try not to have any," he shot back. 'I get up at 8. Nursie brings me my. breakfast _in my} room. |__| How are cars today? "I'm at the office by 10, leave) «yarvellous. There were Saas: about 12.30, back here at 2.15inever such advancements and sii and I leave between 4 and 4.30." | conveniences as there are to- He travels in a deep-blue,|day, Never such value in cars. ee -- which he!phe designs are excellent," calls his personal car. 'i -- He also flies a lot. "I was in| Mr. yr got Pow bi claus . Montreal twice last week for ry i tadlen (wood) until fam directors' meetings. I've been metal-stampings came along on the board of International bout 1912 ; w . Nickel for 32 years." (Two oth-|220U' : . ene Sk ers he mentioned are Canadian : = co . .| Times Photos By Bruce Jones ~-- wT caalaen . ' velo Rulvars, and Goal] Times Pees Wea AS A YOUNG CYCLIST HE WON MANY RACES ' Adthis shrewd remark: "Magazines are. so well ill trated today. I think we do as much reading through these as anything." Cc. D. HOWE WATCHES HIM TIGHTEN BOLTS OF ARMY TRUCK WITH HIS EXECUTIVES IN OFEICE