Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1919 — BEGIN TAKING CENSUS FRIDAY [ARTICLE]

BEGIN TAKING CENSUS FRIDAY

Dearth of Enumerators Is Reported in Many Counties. Tenth District Census Supervisor Kent of Brookston was in Rensselaer Monday morning to arrange for filling the vacancies of enumerators in Jasper county, and it is understood that a tentative list was completed. There are supposed to be 20 enumerators for the county, or as many as there are voting precincts. Mr. Kent only had eight of this number filled when here. They are: C. W. Harner, Remington; Roy Culp, Milroy; Percy iHauter, Marion; Mrs. Maggie Houston and Miss Alice Worland, Rensselaer; StanItos Lane, Newton; James B. Erwin, Keener, and W. A. Witham, south Union. This leaves two vacancies in Carpenter, two in Barkley and one each in Hanging Marion, Jordan, Gillam, Kankakee, Walker, Wheatfield and Union.

The census takiing is to start Friday, Jan. 2, and is supposed to be completed within 30 days. MrKent stated that he was having trouble to secure enumerators, owing to the fact that competent people seemed to all be employed and were making so much money that the job did not appeal to them, notwithstanding the fact that the government has increased the fees of 2% cents for each, person enumerated to 4 cents, and each farm from. 20 cents to 30 cents. He stated he had but two enumerators yet in Newton county, but expected to complete the list there in a day or two, and that the enumeration would start Friday all over the district with the force available at that time.