The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-05
TAKING THE CENSUS
INTERVIEW WITH TIE SUPER
VISOR OF THIS DISTRICT.
Good Men Wanted E.er5vhere as
Enumeraoors to Ensure an Ac-
cura,e and Fair Count.

CQf2&C 2cQ z a3E NOH0k.
The simple test which candidates
for enumerators' places will undergo
February 5 does not take away tie
supervisors hight under tho census
law 10 designate suitable persons 70,
such positions. said Supervisor Of
Census Ernest Il. DuPre. OF :hIs dis
,7tc,. at his o1ice in Columbia. S.
c.. recently.
1t is designated 20 aid the super
visors In the exercise OF that dis
cret!on and 70 enable the Census
Director tE;ellisently TO use the pow
er Of approval Of the supervisors
designation conferred upon nim 81
law
1T Is very we'll understood tta:
President Taft. Secretary Nasel. and
Census Director Durand all hold the
supervisors responsible for the emu
neration. There Is no doubt. th.-e-
fore. that our first azd mos: impor-
tant duty is the selection OF honest.
capable and active persons 70 make
the count
The census viii BE taken. not by
the census bureau officers or tie
supervisors, bu; by the enunerators.
They are the ones who come IN con-
tact with the people and get the
facts. Unless every single enuner-
atoc does his whole and proper duty
there can not be correct census.
There can not be anything OF greater
scientific value 10 this country than
accurate statistics as tho basiS o. Q
study OF the existing conditions re
sa.dins our population. agriculture.
manufactures. and mines and quar-
.ies.
All persons. unless specifically Gig
qualified. are entitled 70 apply to
take the test Only those unde,
lis years Of age and over 20. and
those who have not become citizen:
Of the United States. arc barred
Otherwise. ali persons. regardless Of
sex and political ahiliations. are
eligible. 1t is left to ny jucSnea,
whether It Is wise TO appoint wo.
men in my district. They cas Dc
the work. have no doubt. especially
in certain parts OF the district
There were good many employed
ali over the country In the Twelfth
census.
The time for closing the cousid
Grafton Of applications is January %
! Those received after that date vii
have to % ignored Application
should be addressed In writing L
me at this Office and not to the Can
. sus Director. ! will send inquirer;
the necessary form and Instruction.
|, concerning L. A:terward vii
SEND those on the list. prior r
the test. set OF directions 70. ELL
ing out the test papers TIL. vii
, enable everyone TO come we'll pre-
pared. Nothing could be fairer o
, bette. calculated TO insure a salts
factory applicant passing tie ,es,
The test itself need not dete
/, anyone. Any persons with ennnoi
. sense and a common school edrca
tioa can pass it. All it consiats Q
is giving the candidates sample popu
lation and agricultural schedules
, upon which are to be written N %,
, proper columns the required details
which are found IN printed dcscy;p
!, tions. In narrative form. OF sypica
families and farms supposed to be 1,
a district. There will be sc-ce IA
stances requiring the exercise 9
judgment TO decide whether 4 give:
entry should be made under oa:
column heading or another 70,
can see how simple and elemeatar,
It Is.
? The test will be held all Owe
, the country and IL every supervisor
district February 5. There will b.
, several places in each district 20,
taking IT, One place would be ia
sufficient It would not hold al
the candidates. As supervisor.
!; shall have the direction Of all. ant
the test examination 6, each. es
matter under what Official agency 1!
is held. will be tina: sole and s!npl.
one prescribed by the Census D.!
rector.
Il am given until February 22 e
rate the papers IN very simple way
and to gain al idea Of the oralis.
cations Of those rated az having pass.
ed. Mex: / will fo-~ard the pspe.s
OF the successful candidates. rtth
my recommendations or designations
10 the Census Director. He will. /!
satisfied that suitable persons have
been selected. give his consent 70
their appointment. and they will be
commissioned The middle or lat
ter part OF March should see every
thing settled. and the selected ard
commissioned enunerators vii! be
sent moro circulars and books Of 70
structoas relative 20 the interpre-
tat!on or meaning OF the questions OF
the two schedules.
April Is the Census Army will
move forward in the enumeration.
Certainly the Federal Census
taking IS as necessary and as honor
able Az jury duty. and. as all good
and useful citizens DO not hesitate
10 respond 70 the call fo-ssuch duty.
therefore ask the same hish-grade
citizenship TO come forward and help
me have the census taken accurately
and exped!t!ously.
AS President Taft has said. tn.
pay is not large but the work Is
worth doing well. and some day We
snail all feel proud in the conscious