Evening star., 1947-05-09
Suburban Areas
Move TO Adopt
Daylight Saving
MoyIonders Accept
Change; virginions
Shift Office Hours


Prince Georges Counties in nearby
Maryland today had joined the Dis
trict Of Columbia in ordering day
light saving time for their areas,
effective at . an Sunday.
In nearby Virginia, the Arling-
ton County Board moved up county
employees working hours, now 8 am.
to 5 pm, to Z amt pm. with SINH
lar action expected to be taken by
the Alexandria City Council at its
meeting Tuesday.
Clocks will not be advanced, how
ever, since Virginia must remain
officially on Eastern standard time
under State lay.
Fairfax Action Delayed.
No action has been taken by the
Fairfax County Board Of Super
visors, who passed a resolution sew
eral weeks ago asking the county's
congressional delegation to work
against daylight saving time in the
District.
The Montgomery County decision
to switch to daylight saving time
was taken by a 3-to-2 vote by the
county commissioners yesterday In
executive session.
Board Chairman Brooke Johns
cast the deciding vote for the change
after the other four commissioners,
representing suburban and rural
areas, had deadlocked on the issue.
Commissioners Charles Jamison
and George C. (Ace) Esworthy, both
of whom are from the rural area OF
the county, voted against adopting
fast" time.
They were opposed by Conmis-
sioners Wesley I. Sauter, represent
ing the Bethesda Chevy Chase area,
and Oliver w. Youngblood, repre-
senting the Silver Spring -Takoma
Park sections.
Explains Favorable Vote.
Mr.. Johns, who. lives near Olney,
said:
II am compelled to vote for day.
light saving time In the interest of
the majority of our people. In my
heart, however, and In the interest
of many of my constituents, would
like to have opposed this thing"
Mr.. Sauter said 1t was the only
sensible" thing to do since Wash
ington has decided to 60 on day.
light saving time. He pointed out
that although the change has been
opposed by farmers in the county,
Frederick County, which has a much
larger farming population, already
has daylight saving time.
The Prince Georges County action
was announced yesterday by the
county commissioners after Linden
Briscoe, clerk to the board, had
polled the five board members.
Both Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties were authorized to
go on daylight time under q law
passed at the last session of the
General Assembly.
The Rev. Robert w. Long, presi-
dent OF the Arlington Ministerial
Association, said today all Catholic
and Protestant churches In the
county will go on daylight saving
time Sunday.
A., b. & w. to Change Time.
Commuters from Alexandria, Fair
fax and Arlington who ride buses
of the Alexandria, Bancroft g.
Washington Transit Co. will begin
to move on daylight time Sunday.
The company will move its opera
tions ahead an hour at 2 am.
Sunday to conform to clocks OF the
District, J. v. Gaines, transportation
manager, said today.
THE ma ajority of our patrons work
in Washington" Mr.. Gaines said,
"and we are virtually forced to
operate on the same time as the
District to avoid confusion"
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
announced today that commuter
trains between Washington and Bal
timore, and those between Wash
ington and Brunswick have been re-
scheduled as of Monday The COM
pany said that through-train sched-
ules would be adjusted on about
June 8.