Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-12-24
READY FOR TAKING OF CENSUS.
Supervisor II. II. Auu Has RECON-
mcndcd Observation-Disclosures

lcnuc(l OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Col. e. II. Aull, supervisor Of the
census for the Third District Of
South Carolina, talks Of the census
and says that he has designated to
the director Of census a sufficient
number Of men and women to take
most Of them have been commits
stoned and all c. them will be ready
for the actual work which is to be-
sin OH the second day of January
and to be completed within four
weeks. lie emphasizes the fact that
in order that the work Of the
enumeratOis may be done we'll and
thoroughly 1T is worry important that
they have tho sympathy and CO.
operation Of the people.
1t is Il big job, but if done we'll
and thoroughly will be Of great bene-
lit In showing the OF this
country as Well rs the population.
Whatever information is given to the
enumerators will be held in conf
doncc, and is not permitted to be
given out by them. TO make the
work as easy as possible for enumera-
tors the people should be ready and
willing to answe all questions
promptly. The questions are pre-
pared 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 enumerator.
Col. Aull in his statement has the
following to say:
Arrangements have been. about
perfected to begin work of taking
the 18th d%ecennial census Of the
United States. Director Of the Cen
Sus, Samuel l.. Rogers has announced
mat everything is now ready to be-
gin work on the second day OF
January.
1T is proposed to make this the
most exhaustive. thorough and com
plete census that has ever been made.
There are in the United States 372
census supervisors, and there will be
an army Of more than $1,000 cnu-
merators, h will work under the
ulrection or these supervisors. 1t
Is y 'osed that every person in the
Uni, States will be enumerated and
the names, ages. birthplaces and oc-
equations OF all these will be written
down.
The Supervisor Of the Third Con
gressional district is No. 3O7. and
did not get to begin to work on
the organization Of the forces in this
district until about the 18th Of Octo-
Der, and at that time had really only
about q dozen applications, and in
some Of the counties comprising the
Third Congressional District there
was no application at all. and 1t was
supposed that all applications would
be in the hands Of the supervisor
by the 18th Of October. | found that
one of the troubles was hat the fact
that the census was to be taken in
January had not been advertised and
the people were not aware Of 1t. |
Immediately began letting it be
known that we needed enumerators,
n made a trip through the district,
and by the courtesy and kindness Of
the newspapers and the county Off
GERS the fact became known and ap-
plications began to come in. As
supervisor, desire to express nv
appreciation to these agencies for the
help and cooperation they rendered.
also desire to express my thanks
TO the postmasters in the several
counties for their cooperation and
Tor their kindness in conducting the
test examinations. Up to this time
| nave been too busy in an effort to
secure enumeratOrs to give out any
thing In regard to the coming CEN
SuS.
But from the Goth to the 25th
or November | had certified to the
Director Of Census. for appointment
enumerators in all the counties ex-
cept one. and recommendations have
been made for tina ono. feel that
l have been fortunate in being able
TO recommend for this very import
ant work Il sufficient number Of men
ana women whom feel arc
thoroughly competent and efficient
to 90 the work properly. The value
II correctness and efficiency of the
census will depend in very large
measure upon the efficiency and dill
gence OF the enumerator. feel that
persons recommended to do the work
In this district are thoroughly COM
petent and will measure up in all re-
spects to the requirements necessary
Tor the making OF a thorough and
correct census. In order that thew
may do their work thoroughly and
properly, however, 1t Is very impor-
tant that they have the sympathy Of
the people in the district.
"In this work / desire that the
people shall understand that what
ever information Is given to an emu
merator Is strictly confidential, and
II 1t is given out by him or her q
heavy penalty is attached under the
act of Congress.
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