(Testimony of Mrs. Helen P. Cunningham)
Mrs. Cunningham.
There is no indication on the front of the card to indicate that the applicant was in the office at that time. It can be that someone started an entry and never completed it, and I am sorry, I just don't know.
Mr. Jenner.
Okay, let's get to the next line.
Mrs. Cunningham.
Under "called"--the change of the year is indicated by 1963 having been written.
Mr. Jenner.
Let's----
Mrs. Cunningham.
Under that is May 3 and the letter "M" which indicates a call in by mail. We use a form.
Mr. Jenner.
Does that mean the applicant called in?
Mrs. Cunningham.
No, Sir.
Mr. Jenner.
That means the agency called him in by mail?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Yes, just as the 10-26-62 "TM" meant telephone message.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mrs. Cunningham.
There is no entry under "referred". Under "Employer--Agency" is Texas Power & Light Co. The job title or purpose is "Meter reader." The duration is permanent, the pay is $250. A runover item in the "Results" column is an E-19. That is one of our form numbers which the employment service uses to inform the unemployment compensation office that an applicant who is a claimant was called but did not report or did not accept--or at any rate appears not to be available for referral to jobs.
Mr. Jenner.
Could it be that there was no response to the mail notice?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Yes, sir; it does mean that because there is no entry in the referred column, you see
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mrs. Cunningham.
Under the remarks are the letters "NR" which means "nonreport"--just what you were asking, and there is a repetition, if I am reading it correctly, of E-19, which is the same entry we just spoke of and the date----
Mr. Jenner.
One, which is a similar entry meaning the same thing as the previous one?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Which is a duplicate entry--E-19?
Mr. Jenner.
I wanted to make clear that you weren't merely reading the same entry you read before.
Mrs. Cunningham.
No, sir; on the same line is written the date 5-8-63, which is 5 days subsequent to when the card was mailed, wasn't it?
Mr. Jenner.
What was the date May 8, 1963?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mrs. Cunningham.
And then in parentheses are written the words "Moved--left no address" and there are two initials there that I cannot decipher.
Mr. Jenner.
I don't think I need to ask you to interpret that.
Mrs. Cunningham.
All right.
Mr. Jenner.
Is there another line?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Under the word "Called" is 10-7-63---TM, indicating a telephone message under the column headed "Referred" is 10-8-63.
Employer-agency--I read--"Solid State Electric; job title or purpose sales clerk; duration--permanent; pay--$350 a month; under "Results"-"NH"--meaning, "Not hired."
Under "Remarks" is printed the word "direct," which I interpret to mean that our staff member did not make an appointment for the applicant but asked him to go directly to see the employer.
Mr. Jenner.
The "not hired" entry indicates what to you as to whether the employer rejected the applicant or whether the applicant declined their employment or any other reason. What did that indicate to you in this area?
Mrs. Cunningham.
Ordinarily it means that the employer rejected the applicant and I am seeing that there was an erasure in this "NH" which looks as if it could have been "ARJ".
Mr. Jenner.
What does that mean?
Mrs. Cunningham.
That means "Applicant rejected job," and frequently these kind of changes are usual happenings with us because we can always call an employer and check too quickly and he will say one thing, or if you talk
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