European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Tuesday May 30, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 . Census Hunts for head counters thousands needed for Low paying jobs Washington aim the census Bureau has Hung out an Early help wanted sign knowing that finding people to fill the Low paying jobs when inc count begins 11 months from now won t be easy. As Long As the Economy is Good and the unemployment rate is Low we will face a big problem in hiring the number of people that we  explained census spokesman Ray Bancroft. Retired military officers and  might be tapped in one possible solution. Rep. Thomas c. Sawyer. A Ohio. Has proposed hiring retired military people As Well As other retired Federal and postal work ers around the nation. His legislation would permit these retirees to accept census jobs on a temporary basis without having their retirement benefits reduced As required by cur rent Law. In addition census officials increased their recruit ment efforts in the general population and have moved to change i hair pay system from a uniform $6-an-hour rate to one based on local needs paying up to $8-an hour where necessary to be competitive with other employers. Charles d. Jones associate director of the census Bureau said the Bureau will need to hire about480,000 people during the period starting in october and running through september 1990, with about 315.000 working at the Peak of operations. In some areas there simply will not be enough peo ple while in others the Agency May be forced to hire those who Are Onk minimally qualified because there won t be enough applicants to offer a Choice he said. In 1790 it took just 650 people to count the nation s 3.9 million residents assistant i a. Marshals did the Job. But the rapidly escalating population required Ever More workers As the decades passed 3.231 enumerators in 1850 52.871 in 1900 and 142.962 by 1950. This proved a major source of political patronage tothe party in Power in the Early years but civil service rules barring such a vontism eventually came into play. Housewives later became an important Factor in this Job Force being eager for the extra income from part time w Ork. That s changed now. With the majority of wives now already working outside the Home and no longer available for census jobs. Indeed in 1980 the problem became so severe that during Peak operations As Many As 30 percent of enumerator jobs were unfilled and Many offices suffered from High turnover rates. Census officials had to go Back to the old St be political referral system in that year asking local officials to suggest people for the jobs. That won t happen in 1990. The c in sus Bureau says political recruiting is nut. In 1990. Even though the majority of households will fill out their census Lorms and mail them in. Officials expect to need As Many As 200.000 enumerators to visit the 30 million Homes that Don t respond by mail. The remaining workers needed for the count will fill temporary office jobs tabulating running compute Sand managing local and District offices. During preparation of the address lists for the 1990 count some 28 percent of local offices reported prob lems in hiring sufficient staff. Turnover rates reached 60 percent in some areas double what had been expected according to a report from the general accounting office. The Bureau is working with slate employment serv ices offices in every state to gel referrals and is also seeking help from local governments and minority organizations. Workers will need to pass a written lest and must . Citizens to work for the Bureau. They should be at least 18 years old although the Bureau says that it can hire people As Young As 16 if they have a High school diploma. As Many As 1.5 million to 2 million people could be available for census work under Sawyer s legislation to allow retired Federal workers to take census jobs w Ith out reductions in their retirement benefits. The legislation Drew wide support at a recent con Gressional hearing. Retired Federal workers Are accustomed to working within a bureaucracy Are already trained in Many of the skills that will be needed an often Are familiar with local geography and residents noted Judith Park of the National association of re tired Federal employees. German . Veterans loin in a boat ceremony Chicago aim a group of u Navy veterans and former German u boat crewmen spent memorial Day weekend remembering a part of history they shared 45 years ago the Only Cap Ture of a German submarine during so orly War ii. They gathered sunday to rededicate the newly renovated sub to the museum of science and Industry where it has been on display for 35 years. They lost and we Wron. But we be be come very Good  retired adm. Earl pros no. Who led the boarding parly during the capture told the crowd of Aboul 150 veterans and their families. They honoured those veterans on both sides who have died since the War. Many of the men in this engagement both american and German have been transferred to another realm by our supreme commander but we must remember them and Honor them for they will always be a part of us he said. The a boat Short for the German word unless reboot or undersea boat was captured june 4, 1944, two Days be fore Doay off the coast of West  capture was significant because it enabled the allies to break the German radio code. The sub had sunk eight Al lied ships in the three previous years. The sub is one the most popular attractions at the museum on the City s South Side. Most of the group gathered for the memorial Day weekend were sailors As signed to the ships that surrounded the submarine As it was Lowed to Bermuda. But two of the captured German sailors flew in from Europe for the occasion and a third Hans Gobeler travelled from nearby Elkhart ind. Gobeler 65, recalled with a thick accent the last Day he served As Petty offi retired adm. Karl Trosino left stands in the a Hoat la helped capture in world War ii talking in three of the a boat s German Crew members from left Otto diet/., Josef Kraus and Hans Tob Alvr Al the Chicano museum of science and Industry. Cer on Board the submarine. We got chased a couple of Days. And that morning we were feeling Safe he said. We heard the sonar noise and went up the Periscope and saw we were surrounded by a unit of .  the . Ships dropped depth charges and forced the Craft to surrender. After we got the depth charge. I saw the ship jumping  he said. I thought in would break said Josef Kraus who came to the ceremony from his Home in Southern Bavaria. He was 19 when he was the sub s helmsman. Kraus said he is Happy Loha a become friends with inc american i Ernen since the War ended. 152 Wii vets get Bronze Star 45 years late Sparta Tenn. A some 152 military vet Erans were awarded the Bronze Star in a memorial Day weekend ceremony that honoured them 45 years after the fact for service during world War ii. Since we All got through it and we re still living i am very proud to be Here today for this award James Holland 69, said after he and his Brothers David and Samuel received medals at saturday s ceremony. James Holland an infantryman in inc War said he was awarded the purple heart after being wounded near the Maginot line in France in late 1944. Bui he had never been Given the Bronze Star. The Bronze Star is ordinarily Given for heroic or meritorious service in  Mosi of. The 152 world War ii veterans Ai sat urday s ceremony were members of the 1943 graduating class of White county High school who enlisted in the military on their graduation Day. Lewis to Cpl who coordinated inc awards pro Gram for american legion Post 99, said Many had received Early medical discharges and their records had been misplaced before they could receive the Bronze Star. Two years ago he said the department of de sense discovered that the men had t received their awards Teeple said. This marked the first time so Many Bronze stars have been Given Oul at one time in Tennessee history to Cpl said. Six world War i veterans also received Republic of France certificates in saturday s ceremony which was sponsored by american legion Post 99