Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-08
FAMILY SHOULD
TALK FREELY OF
COMING. CENSUS

convenience to the family, and an aid
to the Community and to the Govern
nent," said Mr.. VIM. E. Lednum, Dis
1rict Supervisor of the Census for
this district.
1.-THE Census man is coming to
every home early in April" said Mr..
Aednum, "and some member of each
family should be designated by the
family to act as spokesman when the
Census taker comes, and give all the
Information required about every
household" According to Mr.. Led
nun, these are the facts that the Cen
sus man will call for about every
household:
House number and street.
Home owned, or rented; home val
ued, if owned; monthly rental, if
rented.
Live on farm? (Yes or No).
Name of every person in household
and relationship to head of family;
sex, color or race; age last birthday;
single, married, widowed or divorced.
Whether attended school or college
since March /, 1910; highest grade
completed.
State or country of birth.
Citizenship of any foreign-born.
Where did each person live 5 years
ago, that is, on April 1, 1885?
This is to get a study of internal
Migration.)
To get complete facts of employ
ment and unemployment, each person
IA or over must say whether at work
for pay or profit in private industry
during week March 24-30. If not
working for private industry, or non
emergency government work, or reg
ular government work, whether work
ing for WPA, NYA, CCC same week.
II neither at work nor assigned to pub
Nc emergency work, each person must
say whether or not he is seeking work
whether he has job or business
trom which he is temporarily away.
All persons employed by private in
austry or on regular government
work are required to give the number
Of hours worked the week of March
1870, and those seeking work and
those assigned to public emergency
work must state the duration of their
unemployment in weeks up to March
80, 1910.
Every person at work, either pri-
vate or emergency, must give present
occupation, industry and class of
worker. Those without work but seek
ing work must report on whether they
have had previous work experience
lasting one month or more and give
their last occupation, industry and
class of worker. If they have not
had previous work experience and are
seeking work they will be listed as
new workers"
Information sought on Occupation"
above, must include exact nature of
duties performed, such as trade, pro-
iession or particular kind of work
done. Under Industry" above, report
kind of factory, store or other bust
ness in which duties are performed.
Under "class of worker" report wheth
or wage or salary worker in pri-
Vate work; wage or salary worker
IN government work (including WPA,
GCC, NYA); an employer; working
on own account, or an unpaid family
worker.
Report the number of weeks work.
ed during 1889 equivalent fulltime
Weeks). Report the amount of money,
wages, or salary received (including
sommission) during 1889 and whether
there was additional income of $50
or more from other sources during the
year.
To get national study of racial
origin, war veterans, Social Security
usual occupation and industry, and
number of children born to women,
each twentieth person will be asked
the state or country of birth of father
and mother; mother tongue; whether
a veteran; whether a wife, widow or
child under 10 of veteran; if child,
is the veteran father dead; what war
or military service.
Each twentieth person will also be
asked whether he or she has a Social
Security number, whether or not de-
auctions were paid for Federal Old
Age Insurance, or Railroad Retire
nent in 1889. If deductions were
made, were they based on all, one-half
or more, or less than half of wages
or salary?
Each twentieth person will also
be asked his or her usual" occupa-
ton, industry, and class of worker.
State as usual occupation that one so