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Dispute By ARTHUR J. DOMMEN United Press International Hong Kong - (UPD - No one knows who will succeed Mao Tse-Tung as top man in Com munist China - not even Mao himselt. But the Intensification of the bitter dispute between So viet Russia and Red China has raised the inevitable ques tion once again. The public quarrel, with its consequent isolation of Pek ing in the Communist world, has rjrobably increased the strength of Mao's grip on the party leadership. At the same time, however, it has also probably had the effect of malting Maos or derly appointment of a suc cessor much more difficult. It even brings forth the possl bility that if Mao were to die or step down tomorrow, the Chinese communist party might decide to make a fresh start with a younger, less doc- trlnate leader. Would Welcome Move Russia certainly would we!' come such a move on the part of the quarrelsome Chi nese Reds who have refused to accept the idea that all Communist roads lead to Mos cow. It is possible that if such a candidate were to emerge with Russian promises of sup port in the vacuum left by Mao's departure from the scene, he might be swept into power overnight. Mao is now 60. He has been the unifying leader of the Chi nese Communists for three decades, since the time they were a motley band of gucr rilla fighters hiding out In loess caves in Yenan. Mao has been the unchallenged boss in Red China all this time with one notable except ion - the stormy meeting of the central committee in Lush an in August, 1050, which led to the dismissal of Marshal Peng Teh-Hual. Choice As Successor On several occasions Mao has made it clear that he con siders state chairman Liu Shao-Chi his choice as suc cessor. But Liu is only four years younger than Mao, and each passing year makes him a less likely choice. If the party should decide to make a new start in dom estic and foreign policy with a change in leadership, Liu would be an unlikely candi date. He has been in leader ship associated with both the disastrous commune policy at homo, and the truculent line being held against the So viet union. Nevertheless, Liu Is now the heir apparent. But pow er politics, as waged in all Socialist govcrnmcnls, fre quently have a habit of turn ing the chain of command topsy-turvy. As of now it is difficult to see a likely candidate with sufficient backing to upset the top hierarchy of power, which ranks today as follows: Liu Shao-Chi -Silver-haired, Liu dates his Communist associations back to 1020. Un like Mao, he studied In Mos cow, and spent years In un derground work in China when the Communists and Na tionalists split up the coali- WE HAVE SEAT COVERS for everything . . . . . . well almost everything SEAT $095 to COVERS I L 449S "MANY LOOK LIKI ORIGINAL UPHOLSTERING" FREE ESTIMATES 430 So. Central SUNDAY. MARCH 3, 1963 Between China, Russia Raises Succession Question for Mao HvMMeeeBeeaeaHMHIsMMriH"''' pllMasWSMBMMMIsBHaWMBisllMilllllHMMII ' PBS "Nr. '' in r. hit AmM. I ; ! . a. I E it I . rt!V I . IV I 1 ll I I .. -J M 1 M0f f j JSSae'-ASf yat 1 J . J -j i: Lv " WAVES TO PARADLHS - In a symbolic position just behind Red China's boss Mao Tse-tung, right, Liu Shao-chl joints the Com munist strong man in waving to National Day paradcrs in this picture. Liu, 65, from tion In 1027. He is tough, cold and a humorless administrat or.. His relations with at least a portion of the armed forces command are believed to be poor. He succeeded to the state chairmanship in April, 1050, when Mao stepped down. He traveled to an important in ternational Communist meet ing In Moscow In late 1060, and today Is believed to have a hand in writing many of Ch;na s most Important policy statements In the argument with the Russians. His basic and most Important piece of writing, "How To Be a Good Communist, written at the time of the war against the Japanese In the 1030's, was recently reissued by Peking. Chou en-Lai - Chou ranks third in the party, holding the Important government post of premier. He boasts ihe visible assets of possessing groat ability and charm, good relations with the army and a reputation for being a "mod erate." His political skill Is the reason why he is so dur- WORLD LEADERS in scat covers, tops, safety belts, carpeting, floor mats, cushions and related auto products. 773-6450 Mao's province of Human, is officially No. 1 in the list of contenders for the top job in Communist China when Mao steps down. (UPI) able, as indicated by the fact that he has the longest record of continuous service on the politiburo of any member. He went to Moscow as chief Chinese delegate to the meet ing in 1961 at which Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev denounced the Albanians for being "un-Communist." Chou quietly restated the Chinese contention that lntra-bloc dis putes should not be aired In public, without making any retorts against his Russian hosts. In domestic affairs he is believed to have had little to do with the initial formation of Mao's ill-fated "great leap forward," and once this was under way he kept relatively silcnt-a "diplomatic silence," as one observer puts it. Teng Hsiao.Ping - Another Politburo member, on the oth er hand, who was a strident advocate of the correctness of the "leap" policy Is Teng Hsiao-Ping, the secretary -gen eral of the party's central committee. This post is rough ly equivalent to that held by Josef Stalin when he was So viet Russia's all-powerful leader. Teng was born in Szechuan province about 62 years ago. Teng was born in Szrchu- l an province about 62 years ! ago. He traveled to France after World War 1 rn a work- andsludy arrangement, and Joined the Communist parly in Paris. On his return to China he did organizational work for the party. A shrewd, articulate politician, Teng is known among his colleagues for his argumentativeness bordering on arrogance. Lin Piao - The men who succeeded to the post of de fense minister following the disgrace of Marshal Peng is Lin Piao. He has disappeared unaccountably several times and reappeared aKain in re cent years. He has the reputa tion of being a brilliant field commander, and is believed to enjoy considerable pop ularity within the army. His ace is about 55. which means the age gap between Lin and Mao Is about the same as that between Khrush chev and Stalin, and his rise to power has been compara tively recent. AllhouKh the Chinese nMiv nitmists list him ahead of Teng on the standing commit tee of the pariy apparatus. ' l any consideration of the can didates fur succession to Mao's post I. in would prob ably be handicapped by the cardinal principle ' that the army serves the party and not vice-versa. Lo Jui-Ching - Another re liable party man is Lo Jul Ching, 59, whose rise to power has been even more recent than Lin Plao's. He was minister of public secur ity when he was elevaled to Ihe parly's secretariat last September, and as such Lo controlled China's nation wide network of secret police cells. He has had less experience MEDFOHD of party organization and theory, but in any power struggle he would definitely be a man to watch. Plan Providing Lower Distance Charges Adopted A plan providing new, low er long distance rates on sta tion to station calls within Oregon between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. was adopted Fri day, March 1, by Pacific Northwest Bell, J. H. Creager, local manager, has announced. The plan will become ef fective on April 1. The night time calling plan was filed with Oregon Public Utility Commissioner Jonel C. Hill Friday. Creager said the plan will bring reductions of from 5 to 45 cents on station calls in Oregon. The lower rates apply on station calls 91 air miles or more distant when placed between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Ninht Station Call A night station call from Medford to Eugene, which now costs 70 cents for the first three minutes, for ex ample, will be 55 cents under the new charges. A night sta tion call from Ontario to Med ford, which now costs SI. 05 for the first three minutes, will be 70 cents for the same time. Creager said the plan was designed to offer families an opportunity to visit at reduced rates. The telephone company al so filed with the public utility commissioner nvnor revisions in both day and night person to person long distance charg es within OrcRon. These adjustments will mean small decreases in some person to person charges, no changes in others, and small increases in others, Creager said. The adjustments will more netii'lv reflect the costs of hnnrtlinu person to person calls than have previous charges, according to Crcafior. Guide on Communism Considered by Board Salem - Vtt - A teaching guide on comnuumm for ie in Oregon hiuh schools will be up for approval when the board of education meets here M;irrh 6. The publication. "Under standing the Nature of Com munism." was prepared (nr the board and has been eval uated around the state during the p:ist year by intiresten oruamalions. The board also will consid er the proposed consolidation of the Stanfi.'ld and Hermi ston school districts and the application of McMinnville school district for a migrant education program. MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, WT- BIRDING j mjw By J0SEPH HICKS If we predict the arrival of spring as coincident with the ! arrival of swallows, then spring had an early start this year. Mrs. L. Thompkins saw both violet green and tree swallows at the game commission pond Feb. 11. Last year the swallows were first reported Feb. 22. These first arrivals of swallows stayed in the valley for a couple of days, then moved. The next group arrived Feb. 23, and since then there have been both violet green and tree swallows in the valley. The first spring migrants reported this year were a pair of cinnamon teal observed by 28; a very early sighting for this duck. On Feb. 14 I saw a California bird, the black phoebe, near a bridge on the Applegate river. This migrant, like the early swallows, ap parently moved on, for a check on Feb. 22 failed to locate the phoebe. In addition to the early migrants, February has been interesting to birders for other reasons. Early in the month the cedar waxwings and robins came out of the mountains into the valley, and began to work on the pyracantha, coton easter, and other berries that are ripe in the winter. From the many reports I received, I could almost follow the progress of these birds across Medford. The cedar wax wing is one of our most beautiful birds. Mrs. C. Paske gave me a very apt description, "a sleek, crested, grey-tan bird, with a yellow band at the tip of the tail, and a face with make-up." Also during the early part of February, I received reports from J. Niedermeyer and others concerning a bald eagle that was seen on Old Stage road and near the Medco pond north of the airport. Most of the observers noted the striking beauty of the eagle with its white head, white cape, white tail, and black body. The 7-foot wingspread was also noted. This is possibly the bald eagle that frequents the upper Rogue river during the winter months. C. Richardson and I spent the morning of Feb. 15 check ing the birds near Emigrant lake. At the recreation area we found a flock of seven western bluebirds all beautifully color ed in their spring finery. There were three Lewis wood peckers that gave indications of nesting in the scrub oaks. Between Emigrant lake and mixed flock of tricolored blackbirds and crows feeding in a pasture. I have observed this same mixture of tricolored blackbirds and crows feeding together near the little Apple- gate river. Perhaps the tricolored blackbirds attach them selves to the crows to utilize the effective sentined system maintained by the crows. During February the family trips to Harris Beach north of Brookings. The coast is al most a month ahead of this valley in plant development. The camelias have already bloomed, but the cultivated azaleas, and rhododendrons are now at their prime. By March 10, I estimate the wild azaleas will commence to bloom. Harris park is a good birding area, particularly if you are there at low tide. On the ocean I saw surf scoters, cormorants, loons, and many gulls. On a rock about 50 yards from the beach there was a small flock of rock sandpipers busily feeding while dodging the bigger waves. In the brushy area near the beach, there were flocks of golden crown kinglets, song sparrows, fox sparrows, and two curious wrentits who were interested in my bird call. The game commission has a continuing project to place wood duck nesting boxes along the Rogue river and Little Butte tributary. While checking an approximate 50 boxes during February, It was learned that over 60 per cent of the boxes had been utilized by the wood ducks last year. In some of the remaining boxes they found screech owls and the nocturnal flying squirrels. I have had other reports that these squirrels will visit feeders installed near homes. While making the foregoing survey R. Maben and W. Cavanaugh of the game commission located a blue heron rookery of at least eight nests in the Gold Ray dam area. With this information it will be possible in succedings years to check the time of arrival of the blue herons at this rookery and the Hornbrook cemetery While writing this report, just reported a very early migrant. On Feb. 23 and 24 a male rufous hummingbird visited her garden to feed on some flowering jasmine. This report is more than a month earlier than any previous reports of migrating hummingbirds. The male rufous is a beautiful, bronze-gold hummingbird with a red throat. We see only the males in the early spring as later they move into the mountains. To sum up, February has been a most remarkable month for early migrant records. For March, trips to the coast and to Klamath Falls are recommended as being of interest. One of my projects this spring is to get color slides of tricolored blackbirds. They nest in a group in dense blackberry or other brushy areas. Any information concerning the location of this nesting site is requested. Also, I would appreciate more details concerning the feeders and food used in luring flying squirrels. Try and -By BENNETT CERF- TTENRY MORGAN is credited with the story of a yachts man whose boat foundered in the South Pacific. A giant wave finally swept him ashore an an uncharted island. Warily he crept r do the underbrush, and sudden ly spotted a wisp of smoke ascending from the foliage in front of him. Was this a nest of canni bals? He maneuvered within a few feet of the smoke-makers and it was then he heard a human voice. It was a woman's and what she was ex claiming was, "You idiot! Why did you throw away your high trump on that trick? I ought to throw these cards right into your stupid mug!" "Thank heaven, I'm safe," breathed the relieved yachts man. "They're civilized!" The bride ktacd her husband warmly upon his return from the office and aympaUiiicd, "I can tell by your face that you've had one of those frustrating days where everything possible wont wrong. Wht would you say to a round of vodka martinis, fol lowed by a fine thick ateak, French fries, a tosBed salad, and some fresh peach cake?" "Not tonight, darling," begged the bridegroom. "Let's ust avo dinner at home," A student at Dartmouth College, challenged to Include both the wonts "analyu" and "anatomy" In a single verse, promptly came up with: "My analyse over the ocean. . My analyze over the sea. Oh. who will ride over that ocean And bring back my anatomy?" C 1 by Burnett Cert. Diitributed by Kmj ToUutm S,ndu.t OREGON W. Cavanaugh and on Jan. Ashland there was a large and I have made two cne-day (rookery). Mrs. F. Jones of Gold Hill has Stop Me THE WEEK IN CALIFO GOP Assembly Withstands Conservative Group Threat By United Press International , The -California Republican Assembly has withstood a threat by conservative ele ments and retained control for the old guard. William Nelligan, a 54-year-old San Francisco telephone company technician and labor leader, won the presidency of the 10-thousand member vol unteer organization in elec tions held at Anaheim. He carried a slate of 11 vice presidents from various areas of the state and 9 other officers in a complete victory over conservative candidate Harry Waddell of Salinas. The immediate past presi dent, former Kansas Gov. Fred Hall, called the Nelligan victory "the turning point against the conspiracy of the John Birch Society and its supporters to capture control of the Republican Party in California." Called Great Victory Nelligan called it a ."great victory" for the moderates. But the conservatives charg ed that the election was rigged. Former State Assem blyman Bruce Reagan of Pasadena called the Nelligan victory a "Rockefeller power play" and claimed that "a good deal more votes were cast than there were delegates registered." The previous week end, a group of young conservatives led by Robert Gaston, a La Canada attorney, won control of the 13,000-member Cali fornia Young Republican Or ganization at a Fresno con vention. Party regulars were set back by the Gaston win but last week he visited with GOP legislators in Sacramento in what was described as a friendly session. And he prom ised to work with the party for a victory in the 1964 presidential elections. Center on Assembly In the Legislature, much of the week's news centered around Assembly Speaker- Jesse M. Unruh, who decided to delay all civil rights legis lation until after April 2. He sent the administration's bill to lift state licenses from firms who practice discrimina tion to the ways and means committee. An informed source said it would sit there until an election in Berkeley on a fair housing proposition. Then, if the Berkeley voters reject the proposition, it might be sent to an interim committee for more study. Unruh said that the Berkeley election might indicate that the public has not been edu cated enough on civil rights matters. In other news: Heart: A heart surgeon told the 12th annual convention of the American College of Cardiology in Los Angeles that kinking or twisting of blood vessels connected with the brain is a significant fac- APPEALING! THATS PARK and SHOP It's practical too . . because of the loss and convenience of parking, when shopping downtown. Park and Shop simplifies and makes pleasant your fre quent visit to Medford. n nn LU CD 1 lL 1 f WLt rtsff L J tl lb a3 n hi ii 11 as i i i i una i hi in Park A Shop provides FREE PARKING with your $2.00 minimum purchase. 2 NIA tor in some paralytic strokes. And Dr. John R. Derrick of the University of Texas Medi cal Center said it may be more common than generally recognized. Crash: A divorced Marys ville couple who had been planning to reconcile died in a fiery crash south of Chico. Killed were John A. and Sally D. Forsythe. Their bodies were burned beyond recogni tion. Prisoners: Three prisoners sawed their way out of the Del Norte county jail but two were recaptured a few hours later. Still at large was 31-year-old David Burdick of San Leandro. The two who were recaptured were William Walker, 26, Morton, Wash., and Earl L. Harris, 22, Lon don, Ohio. Raft: The 30-ton raft Lehi V was launched on its second leg of a planned six-year trip. Skipper DeVere Baker hopes to prove that an ancient cen tral American people came from the middle east by sea by retracing their voyage. Satellite: A booster carry ing a secret satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base but destroyed when it veered off course aft er launch. The satellite pre sumably was of the discoverer series but the Air Force gave no information on the pur pose of the pay load. Water: The State Depart ment of Water Resources an nounced a modified method of financing the state water project including about $325 million in new revenue bonds. The bond issue will be sup ported by power revenues from the Oroville complex. Kindergarten: And in San 56 Measles Cases Reported in County There were 56 cases of measles reported in Jackson county last week, Dr. A. Erin Merkel, director of the health department, reported. This put measles in the lead again by a large margin over other communicable diseases in the country. Twenty-eight of the cases were at Central Point, 13 at Medford, 12 at Phoenix, and 3 at Jacksonville. There were 13 cases of in fluenza, scattered among Ash land, Medford, Jacksonville and Central Point residents. Other disease totals re ported to the public health de partment were pneumonia, Medford 9, and Phoenix, one; mumps, Medford 2, and Cen tral Point 5; chicken pox, Rogue River, 1, and Medford 1. There was one case of in fectious hepatitis at Central Point, one of rheumatic fever at Ashland and one of gon orrhea in the county. ( arr1 u.rzzD nr Aterttrf QG 1Q f i it i ii . . .M vn Francisco a group of kinder garteners picketed Mayor George Christoper because they like to hold animals. They were dismayed because) a don't touch the animals rule) was put into effect at Jose phine Randall Junior Mu seum. Special Film Set On Medicine Show "Old Man Young," a spe cial film on the problems of senior citizens, will be fea tured on "Adventures in Medicine" at 1 o'clock this afternoon over Station KBES TV. Production of the film was co sponsored by the) American Medical associa tion. According to the biennial report of the State Council on Aging to Governor Hatfield, the population of the United States now includes mora than 16,000,000 persons 65 years of age and older mora than 9 per cent of the total population. This represents a national increase of mora than 18 per cent in 10 years. In Oregon, the increase in the number of senior citizens has been even greater about 23 per cent in 10 years. Because the local Council on Aging is actively working on problems of senior citi zens, it has been pointed out by the Jackson County Tu berculosis and Health associa tion, sponsors of "Adventure in Medicine," that the film should be of special interest in this area. It provides an swers to many of the ques tions relating to retirement, and points out ways in which older persons can keep fit and happy while continuing to live useful, active lives. POSTMASTER NOMINATED Washington - (UPB - Presi dent Kennedy today nomi nated Orval R. Layton to ba postmaster at Lakeview, Ore. His name was sent to the Senate for confirmation. AUTOMATIC Transmissions Exclusively Debs ssO& Minor or Major Repairs Factory Units in Stock 100 Financing MEDFORD TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS 1910 Table Rock Rd. 773-7748 Fait Efficient Service Acroit From Big Y Marker 9 lots for your car with plenty of space. Just drive on the lot and leave your cares with the attendant. tfflTRBft " i Bjr -tfc-c- -iff