The Yale expositor., 1920-01-01
WORK OF CENSUS
TAKERS TO START
JANUARY SECOND
Government Seeks To Get InfOr-
nation For Its Records; Bert
Kelly Appointed Here

Enumerators who will take the
fourteenth decennial census in
ST. Clair county, attended
school of instruction 1T Port dd-
ron Wednesday in the court room
of the federal building, John }.
Campbell, census superintendent.
for the seventh district, being the
instructor to those who had re-
ceived appointments.
Actual work of taking the CEN
sus will begin Friday, January 2,
Just ten years after the last one
was taken. In the city Of Port
Huron and other cities the work
will be completed in two weeks,
while in the rural districts thirty
days are allowed to complete the
work. information gathered is
strictly confidential and in no
sense for purpose Of taxation. It
has nothing to do with detection,
arrest, prosecution, or punishment
of any person for violation Of
any law.
Inquiries are defined by an act
Of congress and serve to provide
the government with valuable in
formation regarding the increase
in population statistics concerning
agriculture and other vital in
formation as to the resources of
the nation. Among the important
questions asked each person are
age, ability to read and write,
birthplace of self and parents, if
of foreign birth, date of coming
to the United States; date of be,
coming a citizen; mother tongue;
is home owned or rented: mort
gagged or free Of debt; occupation.
Most valuable information re-
garding the agricultural resources
of the nation will be compiled
from answers made by farmers,
Regarding thier holdings, produce.
etc. All enumerators will carry
identification cards which viii be
shown upon request. 1t is against
the federal law TO inn personate a
census official and Impositors
should be reported to the author
tiles.
The following have beer ap-
pointed enumerators in the town
ships of st. Clair county: William
j. Trip, Berlin; Floyd j. Oatman,
Brockway, George H. Mckenzie.
Burtchville and Fort Gratiot, Her
man c. Beier, Casco, sec 1-lS; c..
u. LaTour, Casco, sec 1886; VIM.
c. Fahs, China and East China !:
Neal P. Merrill, Clay; Willis ID.
Richardson, Algonac village; Roy
Tonsley, Clyde; Merlin j. Butler,
Cottrellville; Mollie Gleason, En-
NETT; Robert N. Rix, Greenwood
Eugene A. David, Ira; Joseph w.
Cameron, Kenockee; Martin S.
Hunter Kimball; Chas. Teetzel
Lynn; Chas. j. Tarte, Marine City /:
Ward /; RIA. Cottrell, Ward 2
Mrs. Agnes Dupuis, Ward 3; An
drew j. Bromley, Mussey; Vernon
Graham, Capac village; Mrs. Sar-
ah Annett, Port Huron first pre-
cinct; Albert Dixon, No. 2; Mrs.
Clara f. Young, No. 3; Asa Nc
| Ninch, No. 4; Gladys Humphrey,
No. 5; Mrs. M. Bodley, No. s.;
| Blanche NJ. Kerr, Helen f. Swan.
No. 6; Mrs. Maude Boss. No. z:
John H. Schwikert, No. 8; Mrs.
Hattie F. Kenney, No. 8; Tillie +.
Smith, No. 8; John Wiikins No.
10; Mary A. Smith, No. i; John
A. Currie, Port Huron township !;
Albert Orr, Riley; Mrs. Clehlen-
tine Mckay, st. Clair city, ward
| /; Martha K. Munger, wards, 20 !;
| Mrs. Jennie Mccartney, st. Clair
township; Earl G.. Fitz, Wales ;
Manly H. Kelly, Yale City.
Appointments in Columbus,
and Grant, where enumerators re-
Gently resigned will be made at