As I stood there staring at the point w4ere the elevator wall meets the ceiling, 1 began to won'aer why most people do exactly just that - stare at the ceiling -- wlien tliey ride in an elevator. It's as if thiey're ail paint inspectors or something. In my case, staring at the ceiling wasn't going to lielp one bit because the elevator was stuck between the first and second floors and 1 realized there wasn't mnudl chance 1 was going to miake it on time for a business meeting 1 lad on the 1Ilth floor of the building. 0f the three of us in the elevator, one was a janitor in the building, and, realizing ail was not well. he sprung into action. WHITBY The floor selection buttons were heat activated and when you just touch theni they iglit up.' However, our janitor seerned to have anotlier theory about tliem and started pounding them with his fist. 1 tactfully suggested to him tliat, if tliey were lit up, they were working so lie stopped bis notinding. The third passenger decided he would do something, so he reachied up, opened tlie littie door and took out the emergency teleplione. IHe dial- ed "0" and, with the janitor and 1 watching, he waited for a response frorn the operator. After a minute, lie said to us "The phone seenis to be dead!". Our janitor then piped up and said they were dead in ail the elevators because lie had turned them off that nîorning to do some work on one of the elevators. The other passenger gave the janitor a vicious look and replaced the plione. We waited some more in silence, hoping somebody would discover our plight, but nothing happened s0 1 decided it was tinie I did mny bit and made like Charles Atlas, pried the elevator doors open and discovered the floor doors at the second floor were medlianically locked sliut. My fellow passenger and the janitor held tlie doors to the elevator open and 1 tried to pry the floor doors apart. They would only give about an inch so I settled for that aînd waited for soiebody to cor-ne along and pass on the second floor. After what seemed like forever, a secretary camne out of one of the offices and, just as she was passing the doors, 1 ptîrsed rny lips to the crack and FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1976, PAGE 7 gave out with a loud "Psssst". It was obvious she didn't expect the elevator doors to psssst at lier because she jumped close' to two feet in fright. 1 pssssted lier a couple of more times and finally she came over to the door., We explained our predicament and tlie janitorgave her a phone number to cati for service. Time passed again and nothing seemed to be happen- ing so 1 just casually asked the janitor what the number was he had given the ýsecretary. He said it was the janitor's office in the basement. 1 said, "Isn't thatwhere you work?". He replied "yes" but, if he wasn't tliere to answer the phone, the answering service would take the message until they can contact you and you just liappen to be in this elevator witli us!". Ba->ck 1 went to the crack in the elevator doors and, after waiting a time again, 1 got the attention of a gentle- man who worked in the building and asked himn if lie cali tlie elevator company and- the maintenance department of the building. He understood and went away to make the cati while 1 squinted my eyes upward to see exactly how the floor doors were locked. I thouglit I knew so, when a man from tlie maintenance department sliowed up, 1 asked him to fetcli us a broomstick liandle and pass it through the gap in the doors at tlie bottom. (Cont'd on Page 8)- Today, anîong otlier tlîings, 1 have uîy own thotîglts on Mac, the late Communist Clîinese leader who died receîîtly in Peking. By Western diploîîîats andcl uewspaper- men and the readiîîg public at large, lie xvas lietter' known simply as Chairnîauî Mac or mîore l'uruially as MIao Tse Tung. Wlîen Mac died, mnauy ue\%spapers aIl over tlie world uailed him as, perlîaps, tlîe greatest leader of' unr time and deeply îîîourned his death ini lengtlîy obituaries. A gocd example \vas the newspaper coverage righit lîcre iii Canada. The Globe and Mail Pekiug correspondeiit senit back a weath cf informnation of Mao's past, pluas the political reacticîîs, not excludiîig, cf course, the mîatter-of-fact re portage. At one poinut, tîhe infornîationi couîsisted of* alnost unreadable prose. But, the more important fact was the preseutation in The Globe aud Mail of the Chairman's death-pages and pages of copy, not couuiting the wirephotos form AI, UPI and Reuters. The Toronto Star did almost the sainie tliing, but in a slightly restrained manner. Iîlowever, it was expected that internationial ulagazines like Tine aud Newsweek would devote miore space to tlîis occasion. since Mao's deatb was au alI-out initerniat ioual story. Now, rny point is luis: wvhy aIl tliese glowing tributes te a mîani \vIoinl my estimation, wvas thie world's forenîost murderer. h-ave wve aîready forgotten the bloddy revolu- tion iii 1 949 or the so-called Cultuîral Revoltîtion iii the sîxties? Very relialîle news sou rces indicate tliat , under i\ao's reginie, millions of' lpeople died just because thcy begged te dlier wvith N.iao's therîghts. Tîicy tCiled te acqui re lus lit tIc red book ut' thotîgli is amd philosophies ou COinii LIISt idCie 0 10 . Hurt lie ruîîore , Trudcau's owil .Pc rsOuîcîl tr'ib n te' te (liai rîîailniMao vas a disgrace. 1 doLI t tîe re arec îauiy ('aiadiauis wlio cati Cully cuidorse thle ('omuiî nist regii u-a niy Coîiîilun ist re gimîî-be i t iniCi i the Sovie t Unit or inii Lastcru Luiropeaîî cotnit ries. The ('hine se (' n iisi ssdi lier iu soeie\iy s lronm tlei r counterparts in the U.S.S.R., but the overaîl political structure is about the same: to rule, to destroy human life and property, to purge existing leaders, to execute tlîem and, above al], to retain power at the expense of tlie working poor. Because of this, I say, we don't need friends like Red Chinese Communist leaders (in the past and at the present tinie) whose main purpose is to rule millions of people. Chaîrnian Mao ruled 800 million Chinese and almost 10O millioni people were slaughtered by him and lis ruling junta. Reports out of China indicate* that the late Chair- mail Mao Iîad personally used a weapon to kill lis eneuîîies. Tlîus, it was a well-phased headline in a New Jersey uewspaper-"Murder Mac Dies". My own thîouglîts on Mac are not the most tlirilling cules, siuîpuy, because 1 know toc well the Communist systeni. u kuîow more about the people who are still sufferinuînder thie Cornnunist rule. My feelings towards this subject are fuuly reinstated by a front-page leadline in Tlîe Globe and Mail: "Mao's widow, 3 other leaders purged, Chiuîese told". That headline says it ail. Where do votî brîy -our,gasoline: A big service station, une close to where you work or the nearest at baud wliu the gas gauge leans towards "erîîipty". For over a year l've been rnaking a bee-line xvhenevcr possible to the nearest gas station te uîy humne. In faci 1,11 go out of my wvay as muchi as five mjles t( imake rny gas purchase -- and enjoy the environmental service. Deug Sinclair runs the gas station 1 frequieut and l'îîî sure he nîust have the pick of the crop of' local highi school students xvrking for ini. Like be aîîd Waynîe and RESTAURANT 120 BROCIE ST. M. WHITBY - TEL.: 668-9461 Dolicious Canadien and Italien Dishos i K tmgt We can paint your car 7000 dîfferent colors. Just give us youir old car lfor a day or two... and we'lI give you back that îew-car thrill. At these prices, you've gotIot befice MMG it's magic. ovOX Deciions, beau Wu decîsosfom $54095 comploe to $189.950 710 Wilson Road Southi Oshawa..ý, iloor f t. E. _ __ Ha____ $A R OO& ssocKff eco MO1 Bob ( Dutîg's iiech:înics). the student s are lean lil' thleir ajttir-e. pleasaut in tlieir manner and attentive. Theyll otTer neot oully te clheck tlle car's oHl but aise tire pressure and frtxet ily . i tlbot asking. ilI dlean ithe windeovs! Viîn sick and tired ot goieinute dirtv gas stations wvitli duli rîiuitel'esting( and scruLffy a ttendanits and/or peuple. 1 de test t te t i se oft pi tan it v palt icu I arly W heu nîiy \vife auJ tu,!r ullier ladies arc witli mne -- altliotiîghIisî)iie cuistoeniers wloi o s ta tio& ns dca] vi tIi wtuId t rv thle patience ft J b1. Iîa t 's su ne \V. dilifere ut anid renlia rLîb le abottia t'? The fact is, the ordinary service items which a car driver requli res ini getîcral terlils seceîîs te hlave disappeared. I've lîad siiniiar îîleýsan t e\ pcirien ces il, i o lias sta t i uns i n \Vlî i t bY . Ilt lu st liappeils thl t I)ug S inclai r s gas s ta tionî is closes(tot nie aîîd is luca tiîon is irural -- \wliy even tie ljawnls aire cleaiclît Land. t1rulîriîg ::tItle srîîîîîîer . are l)iattilîîilly dee(ratecl witlîpîi i. Ilt seeiis the da:îofet te independent gasuline station owîie r s comn îg tuo a close. 'lic Staiit r!id 01(it Uunî pa y ut' NewV Jersey, U.S.A. ( the suipcr-biggie beh-iîîd imnperial Ou ), Shud], 'exace GI f aîîd Siocu are in conmmanîd uf tlhc scene anîd chaunging muir tricîîdly nieighlibourlîood gasoline stations luto(i old st eue-t aîed sel 1'-servîce otitle ts. QPENING ANNOUNCEMENT BARKER m DUNN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC A COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE OFFICE HOURS 111 DUNDAS W. BY APPOINTMVENT WHITBY 668-1464 Tliese are soulless places where ycu and 1 pump our owvu glas tlien go te a little windcw or into a little office and pay the disinterested cashier accordiîigly. Whitby and outlyiuig districts have still to feel the full impact of this type ot eperation but uevcrthieless, wîîen 1 go te rny lavetîte gas statioîn, it pleases mie te bc called by my ChrIiîstîiii unainîe, greeted witli a snîile and tc enjoy a dlean aiid lleasan t cuviroumieit - witliout profane language. For the past thîree montlîs, every day I've passed a sign borderiiîg on Metro Toronto in a huge gas station \vhiichi says "Full Service Here". Thiat sign coîirms 1 guess tlîat full service is îlot available generally and confirms my op)iuion and experielîce. Fiuially, I was onîce called in by a giant island-type gas station iii the Toronto area to miake a study as to how tley could iîîpruve buîsiness. After a week's observation, the aiîswer was fairly simple. Be ple-asant (if that is possible witi soîîe peuple) withi custouiiers. Try to smile. Wear cueauî as possible coveraîls aud*, if male, shave daily. Do not uise profane laîîguage. Remnove A cans, bottles, wrenches, hioses and ole foreigui objects lyiîîg around whicl crîstoniîers and xvorkers mîay trip over. Keep the premiîses dlean -- anid pro;,ý.dly state "Test our service -- it's the bcst". My fee was at that time S50. The mîan's business tr i pe J t