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Show CLOCKS TO BE SET AHEAD ONE HOUR FEB. 9 President Roosevelt Signs Bill Enacting Daylight Saving Time During the War President Roosevelt this week signed legislation placing the entire en-tire nation on daylight saving time, effective at 2 a. m. Monday, February 9. The statute which places clocks one hour ahead will continue in effect ef-fect for the duration of the war and for not more than six months thereafter. It can be nullified in the meantime by congress, however. how-ever. The bill provided for daylight saving time to become operative 20 days after the formal enactment enact-ment of the bill and with the president's presi-dent's signature today, the effective effec-tive hour and date was thus made 2 a. m. February 9. The purpose of the bill is to achieve greater efficiency in this country's industrial war effort. It was reported to the president before be-fore passage of the bill that its passage would save an estimated i 500,000 kilowatts of electricity per year. The OPM said this was equivalent equi-valent of enough power to make 450,000,000 pounds of aluminum. |