Daylight Savings Time
This Sunday move your clocks ahead one hour, or Spring forward. Here is some history of the time change. Daylight Savings Time, suggested by President Roosevelt, was imposed to conserve fuel. It can be traced back to World War I, when Congress imposed one standard time on the United States to enable the country to better utilize resources, following the European model. The 1918 Standard Time Act was meant to be in effect for seven months of the year and was discontinued nationally after the war. But individual states continued to turn clocks ahead one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall. The World War II legislation imposed daylight savings time for the entire nation for the entire year. It was repealed Sept. 30, 1945, when individual states once again imposed their own “standard time.” It was not until 1966 that Congress passed legislation setting a standard time that permanently superseded local habits.
United States K-9 Corps Veterans Birthday
March 13, 1942, is the official birthday of the United States K-9 Corps. K-9 Veterans Day is intended to honor military dogs, as well as those working with police, customs, border patrol, service, therapy and other working dogs whose mission it is to protect and serve the homeland and the people within it.
Pennsylvania VFW 28th District Meeting
The 28th District covers the counties of Crawford, Erie and Mercer. The VFW 28th District meeting will be held Sunday, March 12, at VFW Post 7842 in Linesville. The post is located at 6913 Gehrton Rd. Linesville, PA 16424. The meeting will start at 2 pm. All post members in good standing are encouraged to attend.
Phone Scams
Phone scammers are still at it. Be very careful how you answer your phone. The phone scammers are still making calls to the area. The most recent ones are asking if you are the owner of the home. Some times they even know your first name. Do not answer the call by saying “yes.” It is a big scam.
POW/MIA Update
*Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Cummings, 20, of Manistique, Michigan, was buried March 4 in Clarksville, Tennessee. In late November 1950, the 187th regiment was moved to positions along the Chongchon and Kuryong rivers in order to preserve lines of communication after an attack by approximately 300,000 Chinese soldiers. On Nov. 29, Cummings was sent out as part of a reconnaissance patrol. The patrol was ambushed near Hajoyang, North Korea, and Cummings was declared missing in action. * Navy Steward’s Mate 1st Class Cyril I. Dusset was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Interment services are pending. * Navy Fireman 1st Class Lawrence H. Fecho was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Interment services are pending. * Navy Seaman 1st Class Paul S. Raimond was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Interment services are pending. * Navy Fireman 1st Class Walter B. Rogers was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Interment services are pending.
Till next week, praying for all service members.
