Evening star., 1937-05-21
DAYLIGHT SAVING
APPROVAL |SSEEN
BY HOUSE GROUP
Favorable Report on Time
Bill to Committee Fore
cast Monday.
ACTION BY FULL UNIT
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
Chairman Says Mail Shows 5-to-1
Ratio Favoring Pro-
posed Plan.

The plan to put Washington on a
daylight savings schedule is expected
to jump its first legislative hurdle
Monday.
At that time a subcommittee OF
the House District Committee to
which the Sacks daylight saving bill
was referred will meet to determine
its fate. Indicat tions are the measure
will be favorably reported to the full
committee by a 2-to-1 vote.
Representative Sacks, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, sponsor of the bill and
chairman of the subcommittee, called
the meeting, confident the measure
will be sent back to the full com.
mittee with a stamp of approval.
The full committee will take action
on the bill at Its regular meeting
Wednesday.
Deluged With Letters.
Since the public hearing on the
measure Monday, Sacks said he had
been literally deluged with letters
and petitions indorsing the daylight
saving plan. The only pronounced
opposition so far. he declared, de-
veloped at the hearing. The mail
vote, he explained, shows ratio Of
at least to lin favor of the bill
Sacks reiterated he did not pro-
pose to "inflict' the daylight saving
plan on the District unless it was
desired by the majority Of its resi-
dents, and pointed out the opposition
has been negligible"
The only member of the subcom-
mittee who is expected to oppose the
bill is Representative McGehee, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi. Sacks will vote
for it. The third member, Repre-
sentative Bates, Republican, of Mas
sachusetts, likely will join Sacks in
voting to report the measure favor
ably.
The mail poll shows the opposi-
tion has come principally from house.
wives, who fear the extra hour Of
daylight will keep them in the kitch-
en- an hour later each day, while
their husbands are enjoying game
of golf or some other outdoor sport.
Some Of the opponents have argued
the plan would cause confusion since
the nearby sections of Maryland and
Virginia would not be on daylight
saving.
Philadelphia Is Cited.
Sacks, however, does not take that
argument seriously He explained
that Philadelphia, his home, Is on
daylight saving and that there Is NO
confusion even though some of the
surrounding sections are on standard
time.
Whether the full District Committee
will report the bill to the House Is
still doubtful. If it is approved by
the full committee, it will 60 on the
calendar in time for House action
on the first District day" in June,
Sacks said If Congress enacts his
bill before July l, the District will
have nearly three months in which
to enjoy the benefits" of daylight
saving.
New opposition developed mean
while, with the organization Of the
District Standard Time League.
The group, headed by George C.
Havenner, one-time president Of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
will concentrate on assembling opin.
ions on the time-saving plan.
If the House committee holding
hearings on the daylight saving bill
requests it, the league will present
data it gathers. The league is circu-
lating petition for signatures by
those opposed to daylight saving.
More than score of persons at.
tended the organization meeting, held
in the Munsey Building. Other Off
GERS of the league elected are: Thomas
Price, executive secretary, and Mrs
Leslie B. Wright, corresponding Sec
retary.