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Daylight Saving
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all the clocks are on a central con-
troll operated in the guards Office,
it will be possible to set them all
ahead at once by speeding up the
control machinery.
l Western Union, which has 1,700
clocks in commercial establishments
on a telegraph network that cor
reefs them hourly, is instructing Its
clients to set their clocks ahead.
The radio stations problem OF
adjusting to the new time Is made
easier since net work programs gen.
/ orally are already on daylight-sav-
ing time.
Charlie Mccarthy will go on the
air at pm. Sunday and Fred Allen
at $50. Last Sunday these NBC
shows over WRC were at and
1880 pm, respectively. WMAI,,
which had been using recordings of
its American Broadcasting Co.
shows, will have no change in sched-
ule.
The Shadow over WOL-Mutual
will scarce children at 5 pm. In
stead of 4.
WTOP on Same Sunday Schedule.
There will be no significant
change in WTOP's Sunday schedule.
It had been using recordings Of its
CHS network programs in the in
term.
On Monday evening, however, Bob
Trout's with the News Till Now
will go on at GAS instead of 5:45
and Eric Sevareid's news COM
mentary will go on at instead of 5.
Homework stations will move
into daylight saving time without
change of program schedules.
r. B. Tolson, manager Of Union
Station, said today he has not re-
ceived all the information from the
railroads as yet, but indications are
there will be few changes in sched-
ules to meet changed time. These
will be made on some commuter
trains, he said. However, the
railroads will continue to operate on
Eastern standard time.
The airlines likewise plan to re-
main on Eastern standard time.
Officials said there may be a few
changes later, but none have been
made as yet.
Bus Schedules May Stand.
w. C. Beard, terminal manager for
the Greyhound Lines here said that
all schedules call for Eastern stand
ard time. Any changes made will
depend on the decision of the OPP
Grating officials. These have not
been worked out yet, he said.
Dan Norman, general passenger
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad here, said commuter train
schedules, generally speaking, would
be moved up an hour. Thus a per-
son working in Washington and
observing daylight saving time would
get his usual train at the usual
hour for him.
The new schedule will affect prac-
tically all commuter trains operating
between Washington and Baltimore
and between Washington and Silver
Spring, Rockville and Brunswick,
Md.
Pennsylvania Pans Changed.
Richard H Glare, general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, declared that some changes
are contemplated on his system and
are being threshed out. A meeting
at railroad headquarters at Phila-
delphia will be held tomorrow, he
said, to work out final details. There
will be some adjustments in service
for commuters here he pointed out
The situation in suburban areas is
| Prince Georges-Will go along
With the District, having already
oted to do so.
Montgomery-No decision as yet
The county commissioners are meet.
ng today and action is expected tfli:
afternoon. The District Commission
RS said yesterday they expected
montgomery County to follow the
,ity's action.
Virginia must remain officially or