Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-11-17 | Page 20 | Jobless Tally Directors Urge Quick Action on Census Cards

Eliminating Errors in Nationwide Count SECOND PHASE IN MAKING CENSUS OF U. S. UNEMPLOYED William A. Poll, left; William R. Crellin check returned cards Jobless Tally Directors Ur:e Quick Action on Census Cards The national unemployment census, designed to furnish a complete com-plete and accurate picture of the employment .situation in the United States, is now under way and the postal department is soliciting the aid of everyone that the count may be a success. suc-cess. I. AST By Christmas it is hoped the number of un- OF A employed may he known that steps may be taken SERIES ,n ' P'annlnR programs to overcome the problem. I ' 1 This means that everyone eligible to fill out a questionnaire must do so immediately and return it to a mail box or postoffice. officials soy. Here are a few questions and answers that may help expedite nsus cards and return thorn to the ...employed persons, both men and to work. This includes workers deral emergency programs. I registrant, should it be the nost-I nost-I of fice addrexs or actual address ' that is given? !A - It should be the home address, not postoffice address, if they differ. Q -Will the cards be returned if not properly filled out? I A -Contact men will attempt to I reach the person failing to fill out j the form correctly and seek the m-i m-i formation needed. Be careful in answering all questions, as errors will be costly in both time and money. the campaign. Q. Who should fill out the c postal department? . . A. All partially or wholly u women, who are physically able on WPA, CCC, NYA and other fr Q Should students seeking part-time part-time employment register? A - Not ordinarily unless the student stu-dent plans to leave school upon securing se-curing employment. Q - Where are census cards secured? se-cured? A One was left at each home on Tuesday, November 16. by the regular regu-lar mail carriers. Where more than one member of the family is unemployed, unem-ployed, more cards should be obtained ob-tained from the carrier or at the general delivery window of the post-office. post-office. Supplies of the forms will be left at tourist and trailer camps, at hotels and rooming houses. Officers Of-ficers of C C C camps will make the distribution there. Q - When should the cards be returned re-turned to a mail box or postoffice. A The deadline for return has been set at midnight of November 20. However, postal officials would lika the cards returned as quickly as possible because they must be classified at local offices before being sent to Washington.. D. C. Q Is postage required in returning return-ing the carua? A No. Just drop them In the nearest mail box. Q -Should the cards be signed by the registrant? A The card should be signed at the bottom and the full name or Initials and la.it name printed on the top line. Q-Must each unemployed person in the family fill out a card? A Yes. Where more When one person is unemployed in the family additional cards should be obtained. Q On line two of question No. 1, which asks for the address of the