The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-05-29
OAKLAND COUNCIL
DECIDES TO STICK
TO DAYLIGHT Time
County TO BE Divided Again
Over Time Questionable
gins Sunday Morning

The Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland stuck to its intention of two
weeks ago to have daylight saving
time in Oakland, beginning Sunday
morning at O'clock, and continuing
until September the first
A special meeting of the council
Monday evening was called by Mayor
Joseph limbaugh to decide whether
or not the town would rescind its
motion made at its regular meeting
earlier in May where it decreed day
light time.
The full council was in attendance,
and upon a motion made by Emeric
Dusic, and seconded by Walter Har-
desty, not to rescind, all members
voted yea, including Mayor Hinc-
baugh. The mayor had been in favor
of resembling the motion since the
county commissioners announced last
week there would be no change in the
time as far as the county was con-
cerned.
a petition presented to individuals
and business concerns on Saturday and
Monday asked whether they would
abide by daylight saving time and OPP
crate business accordingly. Eighty-siX
replies signified they would abide it,
- said they would not Among those
who declared against it were four
garages, the Maryland Theatre,
Western Union, one restaurant, and
few other places of business.
Comments were recorded by Police
Officer Henry Arnold who carried the
petition around upon orders of DR.. f.
l. Baumgartner, president of the
council. Some who said they would
abide by daylight time said they pre-
ferred standard, while one who didn't
sign it remarked his business would
remain on standard time, although
personally liking the daylight time.
Quite a few, according to Arnold,
said they depended on farmers for
business and would have to work an
extra hour if they adopted daylight
time. Most of the signers declared
they would like to see a law passed
making one time mandatory through
out the nation, adding the way it
would be now they might just as well
stay on standard time as to "try to
fool with it and get it all messed
up"
Oakland's two banks will remain on
standard time, to coincide with the
farm and outlying areas. The Mary
land theatre, the Western Union will
operate on standard time. The Oak
land postofficc will operate on day
light time. Several stores will remain
on standard time and several garages.
All county offices in the court house
will remain on standard time. Sheriff
Paul w. Fisher said since the county
was operating on standard time, he
would operate that way, in regard to
enforcement of the county beer laws,
OF any other laws.
Joseph Stanton, assistant post
master, said the change in time there
would affect the rural carriers, who
now leave the postoffice at $50
standard time. After Sunday they
will leave at $3.50 daylight time, which
will actually give the farm areas their
mail one hour sooner. The short bust
ness trip in the afternoon and the
parcel post will be delivered approx
mately 40 minutes later than at
present.
The mayors and councils of Mt.
Lake Park and Friendsville had pre-
viously signified their intention of
following Oakland on the time qucs-
ton but whether or not the business
places would follow their councils was
not known. Crellin also signified it
would adopt daylight time Grants
vile and Bloomington and nearby
areas have been on daylight time.
Train schedules and bus schedules
follow standard time.
Oakland Area Schools
To Observe Daylight Time
Oakland area schools, explained as
schools which were connected in any
way with bus transportation to the
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