The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-29
20 Census Workers Attend
School; Start Calls Friday
Have Advance
Forms Complete,
Leader Asks NH

ne ~ CENSUS euuileIalOfS Tor
Prince Edward and Cumberland
counties are attending a three
day school in Farmville this
week before starting their calls
to every house in the two coun-
ties. Similar schools are being
held for workers in every county.
The actual nose count will
start Friday, April /. although
some Of the workers may get a
head start by making a few
calls Thursday evening.
The three day school" i'll
Farmville is being held i'll 4
makeshift C classroom at the
Farmville Memorial Armory. 1t
will include three hours Of III
struction each day. according to
Mrs. Hilda Mahan, division lead
er, who has already completed
her schooling and is now instruct
ing the workers in this ''crew.'
The school will instruct the
workers on the proper ways to
do the enumerating and how to
fill out the reports properly.
An advance report form has
been distributed to local house
holds. 1t contains seven popula-
ton and six housing questions
which 7 asked OF all persons.
The advance report gives the
family a chance to assemble in
formation about each member i'll
the household. before the census
worker arrives. This speeds up
the field canvass and provides
more accurate statiStics,' Mrs.
Mahan explained.
At every fourth household, the
census taker will leave a census
household QUESTIONABLE which
contain S additional questions
covering population and housing =,
characteristics which are being
asked of a 25 per cent sample of
the population. H0uSeholdcrS are
requested to fill out the second
form within three days and mail
it to the local census district of
flee. If the forms are not mailed,
it will require a call by a stage
two enumerator."
Yes, YOU do have to answer
the questions on the official
QUESTIONABLE. That's the law.
However, Robert 3. Voieht, chief
of the Census Bureaus field di-
vision, said recently in Rich
mond, Eve haven't prosecuted a
case vet. except where there has
been a conspiracy among sew
eral people to eVade answering
the questions"
Mrs. Mahan emphasized that
all information about individuals
and their homes furnished to the
Census Bureau is held in absolute
confidence under Federal Law. 1t
is used only to provide summary
figures such as totals, averages,
and percentages. The infOrna-
ton about individuals cannot be
examined by anyone other than
census employees who are sworn
to secrecy. and thus cannot be
used for investigation, taxation
or regulation.
Census cnumerators for Prince
Edward and Cumberland c0tln-
ties are as follows:
Town Of %F'armvlllc: Garland
Wilkcrson, who is also The field
reviewer, Mrs. Virginia l.,
Dryer. Mrs. Ada e. Lancaster,
and Mrs. Jane j. Andrews.
Lockett District; Mrs, ElVa r.
woodward, and Mrs. Dorothy b.
Farley, FarmE}lle District: Mrs.
George b Dickerson and Mrs.
EStHti J.. HtklllSofl.
Prospect District; MIS-. Pauline
z. Receive and s. Risbayd Simp-
Son. Buffalo District. Mrs. Susie
H. Cox. 1Iampdcn District: Mrs.
Katherine j. Ellington and Mrs.
Leah &. Hochart, Leigh District;
Charles w. Bailey.
Cumberland; Hamilton Dis
trict; Mrs. Clover M. Sandcrson
and Mrs. Mwiel c. Peters. Madi
son District: Mrs. fIilda B.
Woodson and Mrs. Annie A. Car
ter. Randolph District: Mrs. Re-
beca B. French and Mrs. Wanna
u IlnninS