Evening star., 1947-05-12
Little Confusion Found
|As D. {. Area Changes
To Daylight Time

washington reSloeItS ILLS
morning began their first work.
ing day under daylight saving
time with little confusion.
The changeover, made at 2 am.
yesterday, was accomplished with a
minimum of mix up from all reports.
Most clocks in stores and other
public places were on the new time
today although here and there over
the city a public clock could be
spotted still on standard time
At Union Station, the National
Airport and the bus terminals, op-
erations remained on eastern STAN
dard time as these public carriers
were continuing their schedules with
clocks unchanged.
Union Station reported a furry
of telephone calls yesterday from
people checking on train schedules,
but by this morning, everything was
back to normal. The same was true
at the airport and the bus terminals.
Bus Schedules Vary.
The Union Bus Depot, 1110sNew
York avenue NV, said all long
distance buses were continuing to
operate on standard time. Runs to
Annapolis, Md, and Winchester, Va,
however, were on daylight time.
Further schedule adjustments for
buses running to points near the
District will be made today, depot
officials said.
At the Trailways depot, all buses
remained on standard time except
one, line operating to Indian Head,
Md, officials stated.
All clocks in Western Union Of
fees here remained on standard
time. Company officials said this
was the only way they could operate
considering the conflicting times be-
ing used around the country. The
time stamped on all kilograms will
be standard.
However, approximately 1000
electrically controlled clocks over
the city operated. by the Western
Union were changed not by the
company, but by customers. The
company issued instructions for the
change last week.
Clocks in Congress Changed.
Among those moved forward were
the two large clocks in the House
and the two in the Senate More
than 100 clocks at the Capitol are
Western Union operated. An elec-
trical impulse sent from Western
Union headquarters at Fourteenth
and G streets NV. each hour keeps
them in perfect time.
At least one clock at the Capitol
however, is on standard time. Sen
ator Overton, Democrat, of Louisi.
anna, announced that his Office was
going to ignore daylight saving
time and that his clocks are going
to remain on standard time.
| In the Washington area, the situa.
ton was this:
| Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties went on daylight time al
the same hour as the District.
Arlington on Standard Time.
/ Arlington County ofi1cially re.
lmained on standard time but county
Iemployes reported for work one houl
learlier this morning to conform tt
daylight time. Churches, school,
land business places followed day
light time.
i The same situation existed II
4 alexandria.
| In Fairfax County the clocks still
twere on standard time but count,
tgovernment Offices there also openet
Ian hour earlier this morning. TIL,
topening time of the schools. however
remained unchanged. Falls Church
merchants, banks and churche!
changed to daylight time by .volun.
Itary agreement. Mount Vernon
adopted daylinght time for its visit
ling hours.
A number of persons called The
Evening Star Saturday night, before
1.-The change went into effect, to in
uuire II It was necessary to stay ur
to 3 am. to set the clocks ahead.