Mr. Statman. No; just one time.
Mr. Jenner. At the top—meaning line 1?
Mr. Statman. No; at different offices—some offices make them sign it every time he goes in. Again, it's redundant. Actually, all you want is a true signature to compare the continued claim card he signs each week, to make sure this individual's signature checks. Then, when he came in on 10-10-63 he signed this card in our office, to establish a signature for us to be able to check future documents with.
Mr. Jenner. All right, and to pay him any balance due on his claim, or had it been paid out by that time?
Mr. Statman. Well, he drew, actually, I can't tell you how much money he drew, because of a lot of times an individual might file for his unemployment and for some reason or another he might be ineligible so he won't get any money. These records do not indicate the amount of money he has collected. You will have to get that out of Austin—the chief of the insurance claims.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Davis is an expert at that and anyhow it is his home town. Is that right, Mr. Davis?
Mr. Davis. That's right.
Mr. Statman. In other words, I could go in and file for my unemployment and they might have phoned me for a job Wednesday and I said, "My wife is working and I have got to stay here with my kids," and I wasn't able and available for work that week. So, even though I filed for a claim that week, I would be ineligible, so just the mere signing of these cards would not indicate the payment to an individual.
Mr. Jenner. You have been extremely helpful.
Mr. Statman. I hope so. I hope I didn't confuse you too much.