Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Page 8 1980 Ce It's Mc Census Day?Tuesday, April 1, 1980?is a vital date for all Americans, some 222-million of them in approximately 86-million households throughout the country. This 1980 Census is, without question, the largest data-gathering task in this country's history, and it certainly is more than just a head count. Besides being the basis for fair apportionment among the states for seats in the House of Representatives, the Census responds to a wide range of urgent information needs in both the public and the private sectors. It's a way of finding out, every decade, where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Determines help for people It will discover where markets are and where jobs are?or where they probably will be. It will determine how many people need schools, new skills, and new housing. The Census is a way to create plans that meet the of OMf n/?n r? ? 1 ? ? ? r ..wuo \ji uui vuunii,y n aiming pupuumon?a means 01 determining how to help people. The Census will provide data that are used to direct the distribution of millions of dollars in Federal funds to state and local governments. Today, population means money. Federal funds are currently estimated at more than $50-billion a year. At least 107 Federal aid programs are based wholly or partly on population. Could cost community Your community is undoubtedly eligible for a substantial amount of Federal funding. Failure to respond accurately to your 1980 Census questionnaire could mean an undercount for your community and could result in your community being shortchanged by millions of dollars in Federal aid. This is money that could be used for job programs, parks, schools, and better care for the elderly. Funding for land and water conservation, drug and alcohol abuse programs, health services, student loans, mental health centers, handicapped children programs, and aimcultural pvtensinn nrrwrra rr>c ? <? "II r. v/H> unto x.\/ name a ivvv el 11 ~j depend, in part, on the Census. By March 28, 1980, most American households will have received their Census questionnaires. About 90 per- I _ _ M > A "Everything Jw. they've bumper "Clinton JRI HAg^rlS done whatthej Math is speal \ is proud of the #2 Plant Spini ployee. Kimberly Anne Hicks Named Who's Who Among Outstanding 1 College Students Kimherl.v Anne Hicks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks, has been named JB "Who's Who Amonc Outstanding Junior ? College Students" at Spartanburg _ |Metho<list College. Kimberly was nominated for the award by the faculty and selected by the t college's Awards Committees. She is on the Dean's List, and is Vice President of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity. Kim's mother (Barbara) is a Clinton Mills stenographer. J msus >re Than Just ; cent of those households will be asked to mail back their completed questionnaires in postage-free envelopes. The remaining 10 percent?primarily those in sparsely settled areas?will be instructed to keep their completed questionnaires until Census takers pick them up. Those households that do not mail back the questionnaires as requested will be visited by enumerators who will obtain the required information. Every one percent of the population that cooperates with the request to mail back the completed questionnaires will save taxpayers $2-million in follow-up costs. New questions asked The questionnaire will cover such topics as age, race, sex, marital status, type of housing unit, education, and Answer the Census. Were counting on you. n Mills ( Are What Re< Promise" AT t they said they'd do, said Johnny Mathis, >th Room employee, as he Lois Setzer e Are What We Promise" r to his car. promised a lot and they've ^ , ATr? i ' said," added Mathis. "I'm nuuseveil IVinarO ay the bumper sticker on is well of his company and Raymond R. Lowrr fact that his wife Marv, a ' 1 11 ner is also a Geneva em- Carolyn Fuller Bobby Quarles Calvin Cooper ^ ^ Douglas Medlock i ohnny Mathis \ Head Count occupation?all of which were included on the 1970 (juestionnaire. There will, however, he more emphasis in the 1980 Census on gathering racial and ethnic origin information. New questions will also try to determine national energy and travel-to-work patterns. Information will be compiled for 3,200 counties; 20,000 incorporated villages, towns, and cities; 37,000 county subdivisions; 45,000 census tracts; 300,000 enumeration districts; and 2.5-million city blocks. It is the law Under the law, it is the duty of every person to participate in the Census by answering all questions on the questionnaire which apply to him or her and the family to which he or she belongs, and to the home being occupied. While the Census is mandatory, all answers are t.J e j:?i j/.i/hmjia-u irum uisciosure to any other government agency by law. Answers cannot be released in any way which will harm the individual. By law, individual information collected will not be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation, or in connection with military or jury service, the compulsion of school attendance, the regulation of immigration, or with the enforcement of any national, state, or local law or ordinance. An invaluable tool The Census has become an invaluable tool, providing all Americans with vital, non-personalized facts and figures about our constantly changing society. This information forms the basis for countless decisions made bv government, industry, labor, academia, the communications industry, and many others. Gathering and tabulating more than three-billion items of information from the public, the 1980 Census will sketch a new and unique portrait of the nation, revealing not only the number of Americans, but their location, condition, activities, and how they are being housed. It in imioivl q mocoiun ? '1 * ? ...Uooivv uiiuci taiMiiK?one mai will succeed only with the help of all Americans. The theme of the 1980 Census campaign is "We're counting on you. Answer the Census." \ :ent Service iniversaries 5 YEARS Office 10 YEARS No. 2 15 YEARS ian No. 2 No. 2 Lydia 20 YEARS Lydia Lydia 25 YEARS Personnel 30 YEARS Personnel 35 YEARS No. 2 / BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Clinton, S.C. Permit No. S9