The Barton Baker Matter (AFRTS)

You're listening and German John Lund as Johnny dollar Johnny For you Yeah, I'll try Right now I'd like to take a few minutes of your time to pass on a thought which Incidentally concerns time According to the Bible, to everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

We all agree on that, I'm sure, and we'll also agree that the regulation of time also depends on the season. For example, did it ever occur to you who decided where our four time zones in America should be exactly?

Well, back maybe 75 years ago, there were about 150 different time zones which were set up according to the whim of the local inhabitants. Most of the time was called Sun Time, and there could be 15 minutes difference between the clocks of two towns only 10 miles apart.

So to get rid of the confusion, the Interstate Commerce Commission was established. They divided the United States into four standard time zones so that railroads, planes, buses, and the mail could run on schedule. Of course, if a city wants to go on daylight saving time during the summer, that's a decision which is made locally.

The standard time remains the same everywhere else. But setting the nation's clocks isn't the only job of the Interstate Commerce Commission, however. It also makes rules and regulations for the various means of transportation, which go from one state to another.

It sees that railroads, truck line, barges and boats operate safely, charge reasonable rates and give good dependable service. It also protects trucks and bus drivers from working such long hours that they might fall asleep while they're driving.