Evening star., 1953-03-27
Daylight Time
Has Backing
OF President
BIumes Congress
For Delaying Law,
BroyhiII Declares

daylight saving time and wants
to have it in Washington.
This was disclosed last night
by Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia, during a
televiSion show on Station
WTOP-TV.
Mr.. Broyhill added the Presi-
dent said he was doubtful of
his authority to order daylight
saving in all Federal reserva-
tions, but would look into it.
The legislator said he learned
the Presidents views during an
informal conversation at the
White House yesterday.
Discusses Golf, Relaxation.
The subject came up, Mr..
Broyhill said, during a discus
sion of golf and relaxation as
a means of keeping in good
physical condition.
Referring to the Presidents
afternoon golf practice on the
White House lawn, the legislator
said he asked Gen. Eisenhower
how he liked daylight saving
time.
The President replied that he
liked it, Mr.. Broyhill said, and
added that it was members of
Congress who were keeping
Washington from having day.
light saving, not the President.
The Virginia legislator said to-
day he was still receiving a flood
OF mail and telephone calls
about the controversy. AS a re-
suit of these, and personal in
quiries he is making on the sub
ject, he said he finds responses
running two to one in favor of
daylight time. He said polls of
radio and television audiences
show a heavy majority in the
same direction.
In Key Committee Spot.
Mr.. Broyhill is in the key spot
in the House District Committee
because he recently voted against
daylight time when that COM
mittee rejected, by a vote of 8
to Z, legislation to authorize day.
light saving here this summer
only.
To back up his recently an
nounced decision to ask the COM
mfttee to reconsider that vote,
Mr.. Broyhill said he would put
before his colleagues results of
public reaction coming not only
to him, but also to radio and
television stations.
Among the evidence he will
present to the District Commit
tee. Mr.. Broyhill said. will be tape
recordings of telephone calls to
The Stars television station,
WMAL-TV.
The recordings will be pre-
sented to Mr.. Broyhill by Bryson
Rash, news commentator who has
been conducting programs for
four nights on the controversy.
The final program will be pre-
sented tonight at GAS pm.
Mr.. Rash reported today that
after presenting three members
of the House District Committee
on his TV program, phone calls
showed about II per cent in
favor of daylight time. Both sides
of the controversy were pre-
Sented.
When Mr.. Broyhill went on the
air Tuesday night with the an
nouncement that he would ask
for reconsideration of the day.
light bill. the phone calls were
70 per cent for daylight, Mr..
Rash reported.
The percentages rose to IS per
cent on Wednesday night when
Representative Hyde, Republi-
can, of Maryland, favored the
change.
Against O'Hara.
Last night, Mr.. Rash said op-
position to daylight time was
presented to the audience by
Representative O'Hara, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota. The overall
returns from three nights tab
ulation decreased to II per cent
for daylight time. But the ma
jority reaction to Mr.. O'Hara
last night was against him, and
64 per cent strongly in favor of
changing the clocks. Mr.. O'Hara
has been one of the congressional
leaders in opposition to daylight
time for several years.
The audience of a morning
WMAL radio program by Jim
Gibbons showed public support
of daylight time by a majority
of to /, the commentator re-
ported.
The House District Committee
is receiving mail and phone calls
running about four to one in
the same direction, aides there
said
Meantime, a Senate bill to
give permanent authority to the
District Commissioners for NOV
ing the clocks the last Sunday in
April will come up for public
hearing at 10 am. Tuesday be-
fore a Senate District subcom-
mittee.
When the House District Com
mittee will reach the controversy
next time remains to be seen.
It could meet soon, or could
wait until the Senate acts.
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