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READY TO take
CENSUS IN THIRD
Col. Ebert H. Auil, Supervisor of
Census in Third District lssues
StatementAsks Cooperation
of citizens-Will Name
Enumerators Soon For
@ @s Abbeyilie County. ~.

Abbeyille County.
| Col. Ebert b. Aull supervisor Of
the census for the third district Of
South Carolina talks of the census
land says he has designated to the
director OF, the census a sufficient
number of men and women to take
the census in the third districts and
most Of them have been commission
led and all Of them will be ready for
the actual work which is to begin on
the second day of January and to be
completed within four weeks. He
emphasizes the fact that in order
that the work Of the enumerators
may be done well and thoroughly If
| is very important that they have the
sympathy and cooperation Of the
people. ss
It is big job, but if done well
and thoroughly will be Of great sbene-
fit in showing resources Of this
country as well as the population.
Whatever information is given to the
Ienumerators will be held in conf
Idence and is not permitted TO be giiy-
EN- out by them. TO make the work
as easy as possible for enumerators
the people should be ready and will,
Iing to answer all questions promptly.
The questions art prepared by the
government and the thoroughness
and completeness Of the work will
depend almost entirely upon the
cooperation of the people and the !
work Of the ennmerator.
Col Aull in his statement has the
following to say: ssSss55 s.
arrangements have been about !
perfected to begin work Of taking
the 18th DecenniaI Census Of the
United States. Director Of the Gem
sus, Samuel R. Rogers, has announc-
led that everything is ready to be-
|gin work on the second day }of
January.
"But from the Goth to the 25th
of November,1 had certified to the
Director Of Census for appointment,
enumerators in all the counties ex-
Icept one, INSTRUMENTATION have
been made for that one. / feel that
I. have been fortunate in being able
to recommend for this very import
ant work sufficient number Of men
and women whom I feel are thor
oughly competent and efficient to
do, the work properly, The value and
correctness and efficiency Of the !.
census will depend in very large /.
measure upon the efficiency and
diligence of the enumerator. /.
feel that the persons recommended
to do the work in this district are
Ithoroughly>competent and will meas
iure up in all respects to, the re-
quirements necessary for the MAX 7
ing of thorough and correct cen-s
sus. In order that they may do their
work thoroughly and properly, how
ever, it is very important that
they have the cooperation and as
sistance of the people. of the district.
''The Third District has been di- :
vided into 169 enumeration districts
os follows: ,. G
Abbeville, 20; Anderson, As;
Greenwood, 26; Mccormick, 12;
Newberry, 26; Oconee, 81; Pickens,
10. -. 'e.
TN several of the counties, how
ever, one enumerator has been desig-
mated for two and in some instances
three enumeration districts. There
fore, the total number of enumera-
tors who will work in this Congress
slonal District is 146. And for each
OF these ask the generous coopera-
tion of the people," b..