New York, Apr. 27.
Approximately 25,000,000. peopl in the United States woke up. this morning just one hour earlier than they have been accustomed, due to the change from Standard Time to Daylight Saving.
Daylight Saving is ushered in each "year on the last Sunday of April at 2am, and lasts until 2 a.m, of the last Sunday in Soptember. It is accomplished by turning clocks in the observing areas back tone hour.
The custom is not observed all over the United States, but only in certain where people have been favourable to the extra hone of daylight. New York and vicinity, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massa. chusetts, Pennsylvania, Chicago and suburbs are some of the places observing it.
Rural communities this year again raised objection to the change, farmers claiming that the milking of their cows one hour earlier was harmful. They also contended that vegetables such as beans could not be cultivated properly while dew was still on the vines.
Railroads will continue to run on Standard Time but they have been forced to prepare new time tables showing the differences in time.
In opposition to the claims of the agriculturalists, proponents of the system say that workers in. Duildings get more fresh air, sunshine and exercise after the day's work i completed, due to the extra hour of daylight in the evenings.
Employers get more efficient work. because employees are in better physical condition, it is declared, Because of time for relaxation in healthful activities, city workers fave bettor satisfied' and. the labour turnover, industry's most expensive item, is reduced.—United Press.
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