The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
Save DAYLIGHT HOURS.
PEOPLE SHOULD COOPERATE
In DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW.
Council OF Defense Urges People to
Obey tho Spirit and Purpose ot Law
All Europe Has Adopted the
Plans 10 Aid Gardening.

The South Carolina Council OF De-
tense is anxious that the people Of
South Carolina cooperate in observing
the daylight saving law which be-
comes effective at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning and trusts that they will not
defeat the purpose of the law by
changing their schedule of hours
Under the terms of the new law the
hands of all clocks are to be moved
forward one hour on Sunday morning.
!, One hour daylight will thus be gained
In the morning and the hours of dark
ness viii be utilized to just that ad-
,ditional extent for sleeping.
The Council OF Defense hopes that
all banks. schools. churches, and busi-
ness enterprises will continue their
present hours That is, that the banks
will continue to open at o'clock and
close at 2.s0 and all other enterprises
will maintain their same schedule OF
working hours.
Senator Calder of New York who
led the fight tor the adoption OF the
law explains the benefits to be deriv-
ed from the rev law as follows:
The action consummates. as far as
the congress is concerned, Legislation
that will put into effect the daylight
saving plan. which. 1t is universally
believed. will bring about consider.
able contribution toward the winning
OF the war ard conserve human ener.
~ and n large amount of fuel con.
sumsd In the manufacture of artificia
illumination.
1T will also supply an additiona.
+, hour for home gardening by the city
and suburban dweilers. estimated al
.one-fifth OF our total population. and
IL win give to the people one hour fol
recreation at that part of the day
when IL In mest convenient for them
TO enjoy IT, Briefly. the bill provide.
that tomorrow morning the clocks
.shali be moved forward one hour. and
remain 30 until the last Sunday In
October. We simply move the whols
day one hour ahead during the sever
months between those two dates BY
making use OF an hour of daylight or.
dinarily wasted in the early part OF
the morning.
The change will be universal and
will cause no confusion. Business will
viii be kept Just the same. railroads
will run on present time tables. p.
England. France, Germany. Aus.
tria. Denmark. Sweden. Norway. It.
Alx- -Aolland and Portugal--in fac
every Europes,n country of import.
ance. save Russia alone-has adopted
THE plan and has fosnd that 1t works
With the greatest success in the saving
Of fuel and In general health benefi,
for the people,
II twin not affect our agricultural
workers. since their rising and retir-
fnG are due almost entirely to seas.
onai conditions. The sun, rather than
the clock. is the farmers guide.
q Those who have carefully work ed
out the problera insist that it will save
the United States In the matter Of fuel
alone at least one million tons of coal
annually.
Eighty per cent. OF the people OF
tho United States. rising i'm the morn.
Ing. allow only sufficient time to dress
eat breakfast and arrive at their
place Of employment just at the
stroke OF the time to begin their days
work. III their time 10 start work Is
y s,o'clock.. under the new ARRANGEMENT
IL will still be s by the clock. Stree,
railways. suburban and inter- urban
transit facilities will be operated upon
the same theory. and there will be nc
diniculty at. all about the changed
conditions. In fact. after the first day
no one will be inconvenienced or con.
fused"