EV> TW> DST was not designed for time at the Beach. It was a measure to   
   EV> TW> increase productivity during war as I recall   
      
   EV>Howdy! Tom,   
      
   EV>I can't remember if the Korean War was still going in the 1950's when   
   EV>the Drive In Movie Theaters wanted people to sign a petition against   
   EV>the change to CDT from the CST Zone, later the Time Line changed again   
   EV>to place my area in the EST/EDT Zone supposely to allow businessmen who   
   EV>Fly Roundtrip to cities that were in the Eastern Time Zone, time to get   
   EV>back home while the Sun was still shining.   
      
   EV>I think the Stores liked the Extra Hour of Sunlight to stay open an   
   EV>extra hour for their customers to shop.   
   EV>73   
      
   Now days that is for sure.   
   Here is some trivia about DST:   
      
   The concept of setting the clocks ahead in the spring in order to make   
   better use of natural daylight was first introduced by US inventor   
   Benjamin Franklin in 1784.   
      
   DST was first widely used in Europe   
      
   Germany was the first country to implement DST. Clocks there were first   
   turned forward at 11:00 p.m. (23:00) on April 30, 1916.   
      
   DST history in Europe   
      
   The rationale was to minimize the use of artificial lighting in order to   
   save fuel for the war effort during World War I. The idea was quickly   
   followed by Britain and many other countries, including the United   
   States. Many countries reverted back to standard time post-World War I.   
   It wasn't until the next World War that DST made its return in many   
   countries in order to save vital energy resources for the war.   
      
   US President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted year-round DST in the   
   United States, called "War Time" during World War II from February 9,   
   1942 to September 30, 1945. The change was implemented 40 days after the   
   bombing of Pearl Harbor and during this time, the U.S. time zones were   
   called "Eastern War Time", "Central War Time", and "Pacific War Time".   
   After the surrender of Japan in mid-August 1945, the time zones were   
   relabeled "Peace Time".   
      
   Britain applied "Double Summer Time" during World War II by setting the   
   clocks two hours ahead of GMT during the summer and one hour ahead of   
   GMT during the winter.   
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