Show Salt Lake Loses Precious Pre i s Hour by Clocks Clock's Fast Gait r. r By Milt DavisT Davis T TAKE AKE it on the tick of tb the clock this clock this is tho the shortest day of the year And its it's one of the two shortest days day's in all aU history I It will Fill be only nl twenty three hours long whereas the ordinary days day's duration according to every authority on chronology from Gregory t to Inger Inger- so soil oll is twenty four hours A sixty minute hiatus took ae 1 j 1 place in Salt Lake and elsewhere when the period between 2 a. a m m. m and 3 3 a. a m m. m wn was dropped from existence b by turning turn turn- ing mg the clocks ahead hour V one ono i The rhe change was made under the daylight saving act I passe passed last year by CO Congress less as a n w war ar r emergency meas meas- I ure It was continued this be because tho n A year tho legislative n attempt to repeal the act was embodied 10 in a rider to they tho the y a agricultural appropriation measure and proved fruitless when the measure also failed of passage before Congress adjourned Yawn Lasts for Entire Hour Figured on tho the time charts some unique c performances perform perform- ances anees were carried out about 2 a a. a In in ID toda today The restive I sleeper who started to yawn at that moment undoubtedly sustained flight record for yawns because end until after niter 3 3 The conversationalist con he be began to hap gap at 2 and didn't who remarked H Well V ell to make a n l long ng story short didn't win any reputation reputation tnt tation on for it bre brevity And the nocturnal nocturnal wayfarer r who telephoned his sleepy wife shortly before 2 that he was coming straight home fr frn ni the club had hadan an nn explanation to make when he finally did show up pp t The topsy turn of time and affairs was illustrated when a citizen I tel telephoned The Herald just when the official hour for switching systems had arrived cd tell what hat It Is 1ST C n you OU me tim s a n dignified voice olce over tho the wire Two TITO n om Three Its just 2 o'clock a reporter an an- Vered C t What time dl did you ou sa say Three o'clock tho the voracious scribe responded Young man I dont don't believe belle you ou tho the inquirer responded tartly and hun hung up the receiver er Tho The ministers have o a hard time of ot it today keeping the most sleepy members of ot their flocks from making up slumbers slumber's lost hour Although Inmany Inmany in inmany many instances church services were begun un an nn hour late Jato a year ear ago when the tho daylight saving system was Inaugurated Inaugurated they were ere scheduled to start as OR usual today toda Tho The churchgoer will simply have havo to forego ore o that hours hour's sleep and ond console himself with the thought hat he can nn make it itt up next October when hen tino is officially tinkered back into shapo again A few fow of tho the backsliders backsliders back back- sliders mn may settle the tho matter by staying staying stay stay- ing home Citizen Try TIT I Ir i iFor For most citizens of or Salt Lake Lak th the transition was simple enough h. h Before Defore retiring the they turned clocks and lOll watches ahead and when they awoke I today why presto the change had I been rung If H they felt an any difference differ differ- once ence they can cnn settle It with an afternoon afternoon after arter- noon siesta Night workers generally hailed IH tho the I change with satisfaction as it meant an nn hours hour's less toll toil Firemen on the Iho night shift were able to quit tho the Job that much sooner referring an any late blazes to tho daytime conflagration quenchers Policemen on the 1030 p pIn pm pm m In to a a. a m. m shift shirt had about four tour miles' miles walk cut out of or their routine of or pavement pounding The night all walter waiter was W able to case ease his labor of ot yanking tho the coffee urn spigot The one exception among night workers was wall Provided b by printers and I others employed about morning news news- newspapers J papers papers for for with train schedules to meet and a certain specified amount of or orI work to bo be done the they had to start an hour early to offset the lost hour I CIt City's Clock Tn Tack Tk k Tho The official moment for adopting tho the thoI I I daylight saving plan was wall sot Bot at 2 a a. a I m m. on a Sunday because It was believed bo- bo that would be the hour bour and da day dayI I when Whon Industry would be least affected 1 Various problems nevertheless ne were I presented In regulating standard time time- I pieces The changing chang of or tho the clock In InI j I jUte the tho city and count county building tower I which serves as prompter for thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot citizens cl dally d 11 proved a good I deal of ot a n task since tho the works are about as ample in size as a n machine shop Clocks on the naval observatory observatory a tory system of or tho the Western Vestern Union will willbo willbo willo bo o Jockeyed into position gradually I as an n n extended period Is required for forthe forthe I the tho fInal accomplishment Many display display display dis dis- play clocks will bo ho allowed to rUndown run rundown rundown down and will be bc roa readjusted tomor tomor- row Various effects will bo evident today to da day Among Amon them are arc these The sun rose rosc at 71 a a. a in tn instead of or GH t r I In Dark Daylight began to break brenk a about out 6 a a. a am a.m. tn in instead of or G. G Early risers who have havo been beon breakfasting breakfasting break break- fasting b by broad daylight had hd to turn on tho the lights as the they did in midwinter Chanticleer began to crow late and proved prO a poor Boor alarm clock Some doubt arose In the minds of or local lacal sleuths whether the tho l burglarious would work worl b by clock or dark dark- If It the they consulted their wrIstwatches wrIst watches they'd pr probably babl pack up the tools o of their trade trado and In lay off ot the tho job about a. a m in m But Dul If Jt tho they regulate regu regu- re regulated u- u latell late their labors b by the th sun tho they thoy hadan had hadon on an extra hour which might fright come como In handy if Ir they were engaged in cracking cracking cracking crack crack- ing an nn obstinate safe sare Inkt I rho The change chango In time by the s sI will Ill be worked out according to sch schedules schedules sched sched- dulos d- d ules ulos adopted with reference to division I points and transcontinental service At places where passengers must change chongo trains trams It was declared that the outgoing outgo outgo- outgoing ing trains would bo ho held for or sin tut hour On trips originating from rom Salt lt I Lake regular schedules were continued This meant that pat passengers engers had hud tt to be bo at nt atthe tho the stations an hour earlier Clerks at ot ott local hotels were par d to call can canI t guests early carly and start the tho hll busses ses under the new time system I Benefits of or tho the time saving lIet system m are arc expected to inure Immediately by b I allowIng an nn extra hours hour's work t I b by daylight at nt the days day's end War Yar gardeners m may commune c with wills their crops cropo that much lon longer or Tho principal principal pal pl opposition to tho the daylight saving mix law 0 came camo from trum tar farmers mer who pointed out that It forced an extra hour of ur darkness upon th them m fit ut tho the be beginning of or tho the da lay day |