Evening star., 1947-05-09
Nearby Areas Adopt
Daylight Saving Time
Effective on Sunday

Officials In Montgomery and
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 2 am. Sunday.
In nearby Virginia, the Arling-
ton County Board moved up county
employees working hours, now 8 am.
to pm, to Z a.m.-4 pm. with SINH
lar action expected to be taken by
the Alexandria City Council at its
meeting Tuesday.
Clocks win not be advanced, how
ever. since Virginia must remain
officially on Eastern standard time
under State law.
The War Department today ord
cred clocks in the Pentagon Build
ing set forward one hour Sunday
to conform with the Districts day
light saying time.
Working hours will remain the
same under the new time for the
10000 employees in the Pentagon
and the 10000 in other War De-
partment buildings in Washington.
Fairfax Action Delayed.
No action has been taken by the
Fairfax County Board of Super
visors, who passed a resolution sev-
eral weeks ago asking the county's
congressional delegation to work
against daylight saving time in the
District.
Despite the boards action, Jack
Eakin, president of the Falls Church
Chamber of Commerce, announced
that all banks and retail outlets In
that community will conform with
the Districts schedule next week.
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 G. (Ace) Esworthy. both
of whom are from the rural area of
the county, voted against adopting
fast" time.
They were opposed by Commits
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 it was the only
sensible" thing to do since Wash
ington has decided to go on day.
light saving time. He pointed out
that although the change has been
opposed by farmers in the county,
Frederick County, which has 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
Ipolled the five board members.
Both Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties were authorized to
go on daylight time under a 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.
Commuters from Alexandria, Fair
fax and Arlington who ride buses
of the Alexandria, Bancroft d
Washington Transit Co. will begin
to move on daylight time Sunday.
The company win 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 majority of our patrons work
in Washington" Mr.. Gaines said,
and We ar0 virtually forced ko