The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-20
By DreOv Pearson

'Yet 50 years after Jefferson wrote that" concld- ed Farmer, "the 4eers were on the Pacific Coast
 President Truman, however. repeated his belief that world government was out of the question.
 Discharge of Naval Reserve officers, even despite this weeks cut in points is moving slowly that at the present rate it would take the Navy seven long years to go through the routine of releasing It's off- cers.
 All the admirals have to do is stroll down to their officers separation center in Washington, D. o. to see whats happening There they will find yeo- men and other personnel sitting at their typewFiters doing next to nothing It's not their fault m 1act they are sore over their idleness. But not enough officers are being sent them by commanders m sur rounding areas to keep them busy.
 The Washington separation center is geared to handle 1000 men week Last week It handled !uSt 49o The week before 1t handled 52o the week before that 500 and tn week before that little over 800
 Yet Washington ranks third in the nation for volume of naval officer discharges All but two of the other 12 centers are even less busy Average 0scnages week At that rate 1t would take 36O weeks or seven years to discharge the 550OOO officers in the Nay Fortunately, not all want to be discharged, which helps some, but even so the rate IS snau-iiKe'
 One of the staunchest critics of public power in Congress is Rep Andrew Jackson May or KenSucxy He champions private power, considers IVA and various western power projects as pretty much gant swindles.
  ton Bill for control of atomic energy-the War De- partment bill calling for creation of nine-man body to determine policy on atomic development. This bill was under discussion last week during closed meeting of the Military Affairs Committee.
 Popular Les Arends of Chicago, Republican whip in the House, rose to read what he termed "A very interesting newspaper comment on atomic power.
 The brief newspaper clipping he produced ana read was devoted to an interview With one or the leading scientists of the atomic project who declared that production of the bomb would not have been possible were 1t not for the power provided at oak Ridge Tenn, by the IVA system, and at Pasco, Wash, by the huge Bonneville Dam Project.
 Andy May, ancient foe of these power proJects, got Arends point quickly. He sputtered moment, then gave up trying to answer.
 President Truman has handed out so many medals to returning heroes in the backyard Of the White House that correspondents covering the exec utive mansion describe this reportage as covering the rose garden" beat. The White House IS now getting its most thorough exterior repanting In 2O years Painters burning and scraping the shaooy front and back, making everything spic and span
 . The other night the President attended plano recital at Constitution Hall. Aterward ne con- graduated the soloist, who asked Truman why he didn't play more :, "Oh," replied the President, I'm just beer and pretzel pianist Lt.-Gov. Wilbert Snow of Connecticut Is planning to run against Admr. Tommy" Hart in next years Sena- torial contest. Ed Pauley is grooming Cong. Cecil King to run for Hiram Johnson's Senate seat from California King is now overseas allegedly improving his background for the job.