Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1919 — ENUMERATORS ARE NEEDED [ARTICLE]

ENUMERATORS ARE NEEDED

DEARTH OF ENUMERATORS IN COUNTY ON EVE OF 14TH DECENNIAL CENSUS, On ths eve of the fourteenth decennial census whereby the population of the United States will be determined, the heads of the census department find themselves confronted with the perplexing problem of securing a sufficient number of capable, conscientious enumerators in whom to intrust the work, and the discouraging reports have been received from the many states. at Washington telling of the great shortage of enumerators which has cast despair into the hearts of the department heads. The above condition is so pronounced in Jasper county that Postmaster Littlefield, who is in charge of the work in this county, has notified District Supervisor Kent at Hammond to the effect that very few enumerators have qualified for the work in this county and that it will be his duty to provide Jasper county with census takers to fill the many vacancies. Mr. Littlefield stated this morning that he has held twd examinations at the postoffice to date, and that of those who had made application for positions as census takers, only one-third appeared for the examination. Of these there were very few who made a passing grade. There are twenty-one precincts in the county and . there must be one enumerator to each precinct. Of these twenty-one precincts but nine are provided with an enumerator. The nine successful candidates and the precincts they represent follow: C. W. Horner, Carpenter. W. A. Witham, South Union. James B. Erwin, Keener. Stephen D. Clark, Wheatfield. Roy Culp, Gillam. Alice Worland, Marion (Rensselaer.) Mrs. Lemuel Huston, Marion (Rensselaer.) Stanley Lane, Newton. Paul Hershman, Walker. The enumeration will start on Friday, January 2, 1920, according to the regulations handed down by the census department. The enumerator’s pay will be based upon the '’volume of work done.