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EIN dra Kelly all wives joined Pat 'right And IAL INS 0 attend ing, the Sunday, jecretery, ntre Bd. CANADA'S VETERANS' WEEK PREPARATION Admiring the '"'torch" symbol of Unit 42, Canadian Corps are George Patter- son, centre, newly elected president, Alan King (left), provincial president of the Canadian Corps Association and E. V. Heesaker, do- minion president, who met recently in Oshawa with thoughts about Canada's Veterans' Week, June 11-17. The 23rd arinual Pilgrimage Parade, to honor U.S. serv- ice men and women who | lost their lives in the two World Wars, will be held Saturday, June 10, in Niagara Falls with over 5,000 veterans from Ontario and New York attending the function. The local unit of the Canadian Corps As- sociation has not planned events for Canada's Veter- ans' Week but will hold a | Drumhead Service and vet- eran's march from Alexan- dra to Memorial park, Sat- urday, Sept. 16. About 2,000 veterans will take part in the march and military tri- bute at Memorial Park. --Oshawa Times Photo Watchdogs Watch Women In Status Investigation OTTAWA (CP) -- The fledg-|sion ling royal commission on the |something. status of women stands a good| chance of being investigated while it's investigating. There are watchdogs all over the place. Chief among them is the Com- mittee for Equality of Women in Canada, the militant wom- en's group that applied strong pressure on the federal govern- ment for the commission. Set up a year ago to get ac- tion to make women more equal to men, it plans to stay in operation to see the commis- really does accomplish "We're going to make darn sure the findings are imple- mented," says Mrs. M. J. Sabia, committee president. 'We're fed up with all this dis- crimination." Mrs. Sabia, a St. Catharines, Ont., alderman, is backed by the 35 national women's groups that form her committee, Total membership is 2,000,000. Watching from her Commons seat will be Grace MacInnis, the New Democratic Party member for Vancouver-Kings- ley's worth' and he doubts the jroyal commission on women can find anything that is not already known. "It will cost a couple of mil- lion dollars to find out what?" But James Walker, the Lib- _\eral MP for York Centre, says {royal commission recommenda- way. She pushed for the com mission, too, and wants it to correct more than just a few! legislative abuses. The commission, under chairmanship of Ottawa broad- caster Anne Francis, 59, also} will have to contend with the small army of cynics who find} PARIS (AP)--French author- royal commissions a waste oflities, trying to reduce the num- time and money. ber of pedestrians struck each One, Heward Grafftey, the|year by cars, are issuing 25,000 MP for Brome-Missisquoi, said|rural school children with new only about eight per cent of|buttons for their coats. They royal commission recommenda-|jare large and are made to re- tions are implemented. flect the lights of oncoming "We're not getting our mon-'cars. tions can be implemented when | jthe investigation is the climax} the of wide public discussion Spring | a period of years. MARKED FOR SAFETY | per cent--but it | Press shows, | terms of a 10- or even 20-per- | ing domestic and | American CAR DEALER SURVEY Sales Increase Seen By Some, Others Glum By KEN SMITH Canadian Press Business Editor When you're only second | best, you try harder. That's the slogan of a car- rental firm, but it will be ap- plying to a lot of car sales- men this year too as they try to come back from the industry's second-best year. In 1966, for the first time since 1961, passenger car sales in Canada declined from the previous year. The drop was not much--less than two raises the question of what is in store | for 1967, Many dealers, a Cross-Can- ada Survey by The Canadian are talking in cent increase, especially in the Prairies and the Mari- times. Others, however, indicate they will be glad to achieve last year's sales levels again, A few are frankly glum. Actually, argues a General Motors of Canada official, | 1966 sales were nothing to be ashamed of. The Motor Vehicle Manu- facturers' Association est i- mates them at 695,590, count- imported | Cars. That is only 13,126 short of 1965's record 708,716 sales and stands easily as the second- best year the car - making industry has 'ever had in Canada. And two of the Big Three -- Chrysler and Ford--sold more cars. Ford of Canada sales rose to 169,368 from 167,248 in 1965, while Chrysler Canada's de- liveries jumped 19 per cent to 134,680 from 122,463. The two other major pro- ducers, however, dropped. GM sales were off 5.2 per cent to 285,138 from. 300,697, while Motors _ (Canada) slipped to 28,005 from 32,456. A similar trend developed in January this year, with | total sales off more than five | per cent to 41,482 from 43,639 | in January, 1966. Ford and Chrysler again recorded gains but they were more than off- set by declines in GM and American Motors figures. Generally, officials attribute the decline to the feeling of unease and caution that showed in the Canadian econ- omy. Some admit the safety de- bate had a bearing, and could be much more of a factor this year as potential buyers wait to see what safety features will be offered on 1968 models, None suggests the possibil- ity that the market might have been pushed close to capacity, at least briefly, after the industry had four consecu- tive record years. Reflecting widespread an- ticipation of a slowdown in the economy this year, top indus- try executives are predicting that -1967 sales will do no better than approach or equal last year's mark. Behind these forecasts, how- ever, are a series of layoffs since the New Year that have affected more than 20,000 workers at various plants for varying periods SPORTS CARS MOVE The layoffs have been at- tributed to what the industry euphemistically calls "inven- tory adjustment'? -- in other words, cutting production while dealers clear some ex- isting stock Whatever the final sales fig- ure, many dealers across the country agree the trend to sSports-type cars and cars with big engines and luxury op- tions is continuing George Riley, manager of a Ford agency in Halifax, says sales this year are double last year -- "although obvi- ously this can't last'? --but adds that the biggest factor is the move of younger people into the market. The average age of the buyer is down to 30 and he's purchasing Galaxy XLs and Mustangs, Mr. Riley says. Larry Moore, sales man- ager of a Halifax GM dealer- ship, also notes a swing to sports-type cars--in his case the Camaro --and adds: "There's every indication there's a will to buy and the power to buy." Gregoire Tardiff of Quebec City finds customers buying more sports models and de- manding luxury accessories E. C. Bleeks, sales manager of a Ford agency in Toronto, finds most of his buyers are in their 20s, so Mustangs and sporty models are in demand. Gerry Grace, president of the Greater Vancouver Auto- mobile Dealers Association, says the trend seems to be | toward 'luxury sports cars such as Mustang, Cougar, Barracuda and Camaro. NOT ENOUGH CADDIES Comments Bob Pierce, sales manager of a big - car outlet in Vancouver: 'We have a shortage of Cadillacs and Buicks."' In Edmonton, Les Me- Laughlin, general sales man- ager of a GM dealership, says the public "'is looking to big- ger, fancier cars with more equipment."' Agrees Al Hamula, new-car manager at another GM agency in Edmonton: "It's still your plush car, your top model that's selling best. The compacts, the cheap cars-- they're not selling." A Regina dealer says he's sold more Cadillacs than ever before, while Roger Bruce, general sales manager of a Montreal GM firm, finds "there's a lot of money in town--it looks like a bullish market for '67." In Halifax, Keith sales manager for a Chrysler outlet, reports a swing to V-&s | and automatic. transmissions. In London, Ont., however, O'Hara, | dealers see a continued trend | to lower-priced, full-sized cars. | Les Carr, sales manager at | a Calgary Chrysler agency, Says the "medium car, domestic car," is most people want. Compacts are gaining in popularity in St. John's, Nfld., dealers say. But they have mixed feelings about the situa- tion. "If we weren't selling com- pacts we'd sell more big cars,' says Cyril Cook, vice- president of the retail auto- mobile dealers association. IMPORTS PICK UP Not surprisingly, imported car dealers also challenge the attractions of big cars. St. John's reports that for- eign cars have gained greatly in popularity--especially with women drivers--since they in- troduced automatics. Reg Myers, sales manager the one the | THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, February 16, 1967 7 of a Volkswagen outlet in Dartmouth, finds sales up 20 or 22 per cent. In Montreal Renault offi- cials are talking of a 30-per- cent increase. 'However we'd like to do better in the Ontario market --and you've got to admit it's the most important market in Canada. "We've increased our ad- vertising budget for Ontario and have great hopes for the province. This market is not to be neglected." Perhaps the greatest optim- ism is to be found among Van- couver's dealers in Japanese cars. J. W. Sherwood, Canadian sales manager for Nissan Motor Co., says the company will be disappointed if sales | don't rise 60 per cent. The company started mar- keting in Canada three years ago and sales in B.C. rose to more than 1,400 last year from 200 when first intro- duced, E. J, Birck, sales repre- sentative in Vancouver for Toyota, says B.C. is known as a small - car market "and we're hoping for a sizeable increase in the near future." A Vancouver Volkswagen dealer even sees a_ bright spot in what other dealers are worried about. "If money gets tighter we may see a swing toward pure chasing smaller cars," he says. Continental Steam Bath @ WHIRLPOOL @ MASSAGE THERAPY Hours 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. (CLOSED MONDAY) Sundoys 8 o,m. to 1 p.m. CALL 728-2460 16A ONTARIO STREET The truth about swinging Britain ) ne Not all of Britain swings. There's still a traditional Britain that's truly unforgettable. It's simply a matter of choice. Some of our passengers fly to Britain for a swinging vacation. 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A mag- istrate ordered the release on bail pending appeal of Mrs. Lil- lian Baker, 22-year-old expect- ant mother who was sent to jail --where she would have her) baby--for a driving offence. | The two developments did) much to placate indignant Brit | ons who, without pronouncing) on the merits of either case, felt, that bureaucracy had gone wild. | Defence Secretary Denis Healey announced amid cheers in the Commons that the army has dropped desertion charges against Parkes. A civilian mag- | istrate had ruled seven months) ago that Parkes was a civilian, | but he was arrested as a de-) SPECIAL WEEKLY MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF FOOD CLUB Enquire about the new Compact APARTMENT SIZE FREEZERS serter again last week. 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