New Britain herald., 1927-04-22
DESIRE FOR MORE LIGHT

DESIRE FOR MORE LIIHI
 Perhap. some o, the more opti- thistle In Connecticut had hoped that the annual glide into daylight saving time might be encompassed this year without an accompani- naent o, growls, grimaces and howls Of pain by the die hards who oppose ,h;, beneficient method Of snatch ing an hours greater supply of day light each day. But the thing, we are now convinced. is Impossible. Regardless Of the vow we had made never to touch upon the perennial issue this spring, some slight de- .ense nevertheless Is necessary to put the public mind back upon the track Of common sense in relation 10 thi. method of regulating Old sols matudinal entry.
 If anything Is deader than the daylight saving issue It must oe an Egyptian mummy or worn out 5 battery. The almighty Legislature has done it's darndest to enforce the will Of the rural communities upon the city communities and has sig nally failed. The journalists who like to play ping pong with the soil tiller. and the small towners don't know the circumstances. however. and continue to talk tatfy to the .urnip and tobacco raisers by way of making them feel good. and con- Nneing them Of an outstanding loyalty to their interests.
 The people in New Britain, Hart ford. Waterbury. Bridgeport. New Haven and other enlightened con- nunities where daylight saving will hold sway cannot be swerved from observing the art of snitching an an extra bite Of happy sunlight: and in so doing they are not disobeying the august state law about 1t.
 This state law doesn't do a thing but decree that clocks open to public view must chronicle standard time. or course. occasionally one or more of said public clocks may be running badly and show tendency Of having gained" an hour over the other public clocks; but outside Of such timepieces in need ot re- pair or attention all Is well witt following the behest 0. the pro- .oundly wise state law. The rest o' US have our own watches, from Ingersolls up 10 Cadillacs, or what ever may be the name Of split-sec. ond specimens.
 The fact that citizen operate. his own private stock-watch, beE pardon-an hour faster than th' state-controlled public clocks doe' not mean he Is breaking a law. Hc |. merely following out his ONT peculiar personal proclivi'ies. He l. a- perfect liberty 10 operate his vel. low pancake an hour later thnI standard f he desires 10 do so, pro vided he can remember just how !a' behind it Is and then doesn't forG" about it when keeping an appoint nent.
 It Is true that our enlightened factories start operating an'hoal earlier when the daylight saving season begins; but that Is their bust ness. It IS true the railroads con form 70 the more enlightened man ner 0. figuring time in the summe, time, but on their time tables it stil reads standard time. and their pub II, clocks In the railroad station conform to the state law.
 IL is also true that the public !! compelled to watch it's step durin! the summer when computing time but fl computing the right tim were the quintessence or mental at tainment, If even a moron fOunl difficulty in adding an hour whol he by chance beheld q public clock there would be some force to tn walls Of distress But c>un childrcI can do it.
 Come along with this summc timo, tho daylight saving scheme It's the ony way We can get OUT selves 10 get up carly enough in th' morning 10 enjoy the beautiful sun l'ghs--.ns rays that tan the skin makes gs itch, yet wjthal makes Ii powerful satisfied with life.