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Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, June 15-Mrs
Thomas Wrench accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Wilmer Ford OF
Dover, her granddaughter, Mrs.
Willis Sanner of ChesWold, to
Friendship M. E. Church Sunday
to the Children's Day service, and
had the pleasure Of standing with
three Of her great grandchildren
to be christened, Nancy Lee San
ner and the twin babies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph McClain, Joan and
Jean. They represented four gen
erations. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown also attended the services,
and had three of their children
christened, Jean, Charles and Don
aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner and
sons, Of Holly Oak, spent a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Dav-
is on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truitt and children
of Delmar, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
mie Holman of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Olen Tarbutton.
Master Bernice Slaughter, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Slaugh-
ter of Middletown, is celebrating
his 10th birthday at the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Gaulke to-day Grandma"
has got everything good prepared
for the occasion.
Mrs. John Sudler, Mrs. Elmer
David and James Sudler of West
Smyrna, were recent visitors of
Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mrs. Clifton McAfee celebrated
another birthday Sunday by enter
tanning a few relatives and friends
to dinner which was prepared for
the occasion. She received nice
lot Of useful gifts. After the ev-
ening was spent, refreshments
served, her many friends wished
her many birthdays yet to come.
Mr.. J. D. Scout is spending
few day with his son, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p. Scout at Holly Oak.
Mrs. Clifton McAfee was re-
cent visitor of Mrs. Ralph McC1ain
near Taylor's Bridge to see one of
the twin babies Joan, who is very
i'll.
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThorOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, June IS Mrs.
Fannie Francis is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Mil
ton Latta and Mr. Latta in Mar
shallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. McC1ary
of Marshallton, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. ] E. Latta and Miss
Margaret Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson
and family, near Sassafras, Md,
have been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Wilson Keiser and Mr.. Keiser.
Miss Mildred Deakyne of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Deakyne.
Mrs. William r. Alfree, Sr., and
family, of Middletown, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee David spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Reynolds Of
Townsend, spent Saturday with his
mother, Mrs. Sadie Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Ebling Of
Ridgely, Md, Miss Ruth Council
of Smyrna, Mrs. John Moore and
Miss Rachel Shockley Of Newark,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John VanHorn Of
Townsend, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynolds
and family have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert In
solo near Townsend.
Senator and Mrs. Robert A. Der
rickson and son Bobby and Miss
Ida Armstrong spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collins in
Wilmington.
Miss Pauline Francis left to-day
for three months vacation in
New Hampshire.
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15

Mrs. Ralph V. Carrow on Sunday.
Miss Ella Harris of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in town at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Ennis spent
Sunday with friends in Dover and
Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Amos
and daughter Joan, and Mr.. Mar
shall Clough spent Sunday in Mill
ington, Md.
Mrs. Ralph Carrow, who has
been very i'll, is much better at this
time. Her many friends hope to
see her out again soon.
Mrs. John Poore spent Friday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. James Boggs spent last
Thursday in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. James Cooling and Mr.. Jack
Gooding and Mr.. Walter Downs
spent Sunday at Rehoboth.
Mrs. William Hollett spent Fri
day in Wilmington.
Miss Jessie Watson and friend
of Philadelphia, spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Watson.
Mrs. William S. Ellis has return
ed home after a ten-day visit at
Hampton, Va.
Howell H. Sevil, Jr., Billy Good
ing and Joe Parker spent Sunday
at Rehoboth.
Mrs. P. r. Smith spent Tuesday
in Wilmington with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones.
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15

pPontsea pPo5 same . along to eltnll.+. 1
= Townsend ren9rt =
one Of our farmers - ls aas i i
4 resembling baaE Ig a bear travsI5os 5oa's4I I
va = 9a'N road. Years aoo Y
were Te6 seeing deer IN tsi3 ss0 q
ttne Ine bear ',I discovery in a 'n.s ns..t sect
e,3a.s ol0n "ill ! likely put sons psaloy ~ !
guard. guar Us. Should 6ruin -Gtsy res5oa.. On 7
: Sam na.l1 residents will proSa51,. 5SpBSa' l
er on sight. - lae proI
Mr.. s. J. Madison :
week. the ID
: Mr.. 2. G. Darlington 4 >.
y. ) > spent the week.e,S = IIeAt'
send. Aeno II Tov
The Ladies Aid Of 7op,..,,
E. Church met at The bona 59Tassai = !.
Cnarles Lippincott TUESDAY y Y
ing. A social hour fo,,. ay eVs
business Of the meeting "s' !
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
WELLINGTON
items of Personal and Social In.
JeresI CLEANED From the Vicinity

Ieresu CLEANED From the Vicinity
Millington, Md, June IS Nine
seniors were graduated Wednesday
night of last week at the Milling
ton High School. DIR. Winton
Tolles, of Washington College, was
the speaker. Diplomas were pre-
sented by Louis G. Robinson, coun-
ty superintendent of schools, to the
following: Phyllis Edwina Bennett,
James Booth Higman, Ralph Ken
nard Jackson, Geraldine Mastin,
Marie Theresa McMullen, Eleanor
Louise Moore, Edward Stanley Sc
mans, Dorothy Pauline Thorpe,
Helen Marie Voshell.
The Millington High School
Alumni Banquet will be held at the
High School Auditorium on Satur-
day evening next beginning at $50
o'clock. A menu will be served by
the Church Aid Society of Trinity
Methodist Church, Millington. A
program will follow Immediately
after the table service.
Due to the discontinuance of pas
senger train service on the Massey
& Centreville branch of the Penn
sylvania Railroad which connects
with the Chestertown branch at
Massey, Clifford Harrington, who
has served as conductor on the
Chestertown branch for the past
several years, will be transferred
to Clayton, Del. He will be sue
ceeded by Conductor Hopkins.
The Firemen's Carnival of Mill
ington commences on June %, and
will continue for ten days.
Mrs. Mollie Boggs of Smyrna,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stevens
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Stew
ems attended the graduation exer-
cises at the University Of Mary
land Hospital, Baltimore, at which
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens son Leland,
was a graduate.
Mrs. Ethel Moffett slipped in her
backyard one day last week and
sprained her ankle. She was con-
fined to the house for several days.
Hurlock II. Gale, who recently
cut his hand severely while oper-
ating a circular meat cutter, is re-
covering.
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
GALENA

Revival Services at Holdens Church
Near Sudlersville, Md.
Galena, Md, June Is - Twelve
seniors of the Galena High School
received diplomas in the school.
The graduates are: Mary Frances
Churay, Clement Acton Davidson,
Clara Virginia Davis, Rachel Pearl
Fogwell, Herbert Spry Ford, Jr.,
Herbert holland Ford, Marjorie Es-
tella Harris, Robert Raymond Hill
III, Rachel Johnson, Andrew Wood
all McCauley, Marian Hazel New
nam, and Helen Louise Price.
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
TOWNSEND
Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Townsend, June Is - Crystal
Beach Manor. White Crystal Beach
also Rehoboth have taken on ac-
tivity since the hot summer wealth
er set in. A number from Town
send and vicinity motored down
Sunday. Many picnics are being
planned for July and the arrange
ments are made for picnic every
day of the week and possibly two
of them on the favorite days for
all outdoor gatherings. A revived
interest is shown in these gather
ings and the events are being look
ed forward to.
Two carloads of horses and
mules arriving in the East recent
ly gave evidence that the horse
Smyrna times., 1939-06-15
CHESWOLD

Items Of Personal am g.. i
est Cleaned About yoi,bI
Ala lssmo.u' ea";ot June l5-The Laii
9tu society OF Cheswold mi
Continued on Page F,r.,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
TED WEBB LAUNCHES
NIFTY TROLLING BOAT

Ted Webb, brother-in law of Yir-
gil Neyman of the grade school
faculty. who came here last fall
from near Pocatello. Idaho, on
Tuesday launched a nifty little troll
ing boat with which he will do his
first commercial fishing.
Although falling in the numbers
rating of fishing craft, Webb was
not content with merely 31C747 and
calls his boat the Doriene. He built
the boat from a 17-foot fiat bot
toned skiff. installing a cabin and
4 h. p Gray Motor. Trolling oper-
ations will be conducted with two
poles and a line, and while he may
not swamp the fish buyers with his
trips, he expects to have a lot of
fun, and a revenue midway be
tween a hand troller and a larger
gasboat.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
Fish DOCK NEWS.
lCramer

At twelve and six cents per
pound Wrangell Cold Storage in the
past week made the following king
Salmon purchases for the San Juan
Fishing and Packing Co. shipped to-
day ON the Northland:
c. Jacobs, 20 lbs. red, so lbs
white: A. Gustafson, 81 lbs. red, sc
lbs. white. A. Peterson 90 lbs. red
Andy Mather 62 lbs. red, so lbs
white; C. Arola los lbs. red. S6
lbs white.
Orie Harris "A lbs. red; II. Clay
AZ lbs. red, 13 lbs white. Brahen
% lbs. red, 80 lbs. white: e. Sor-
senson, 1876 lbs. red, 166 lbs. white
A. Jussila, SO lbs. red 20 lbs. white;
Romero, Is lbs. red, q lbs. white
Pete Peterson. Il lbs. red. A
lbs. white; Bob Meryyn 70 lbs. red;
Kelsey, Al lbs. red; R. shonwald
35 lbs. red; A. Prusi, so lbs. red
14S lbs. white.
Ole Skaanes % lbs. red. - lbs
white; X. Ness $50 lbs. red, 119 lbs
white o. Lund 26 lbs. red, 8 lbs.
white; A. Peterson Il lbs. red
Chas. Spray 38 lbs. red IS lbs.
white: E. Nelson 81 lbs. red E.
Arola Sc lbs. red R. shonwald &c
lbs. red c. Jussila 1913 lbs. red, Is
lbs white.
The ARB Packing Company dur
ing the week purchased 1882 lbs.
red kings, ITO lbs. white kings at
u and cents per pound, and 5000
lbs. halibut at and cents for the
freezer. The salmon was shipped to-
day on the Northland to the Wash
ington Fish and Oyster Company in
Seattle.
C. C. Mundy through May 2, 3 and
4 bought 401 lbs. local kings at Il
and 6; and 1889 lbs. locals Saturday
through Monday and two trips from
Chas. Johnson, one of 1882 lbs the
other Gil lbs. at IL and Z cents.
other purchases were: Elmer o.
Brian 27o lbs. red, 20 lbs. medium
halibut. Frank Cheney, 100 lbs
medium, 10 lbs. chicken halibut al
Ga; Joe Demmert 3214 medium
1916 lbs. large & chicken halibut;
Al Zuver 20 lbs. Dolly Warden
trout at 13c. Rogna 1885 lbs med
ium, 832 lbs. large, 470 lbs. chicken
halibut. Olof Peterson, 255 lbs. red
148 lbs white.
The gillnet season is here and
looks good for river fishermen with
some good catches of kings coming
in.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
NEARLY TWELVE MILLIONS FOR
sITKA, KODIAK AIR BASES

Washington, D. C.. April "a
Containing authority for the con-
struetion of naval air stations at
Sitka and Kodiak, the National De
Tense Bill of the Navy passed the
Senate April 19 and the following
day the House gave its approval to
amendments inserted in the measure
by the Senate. It now requires only
the signature of the President to
become law Since this is an inte-
grail part of the program of defense
outlined by the President in his
message to Congress on January y,
to meet the most imperative pres
ent needs" to strengthen the air
defenses of the continental United
States, Alaska, Hawaii. Puerto Ri
co. and the Canal zone, there is
no question but that the measure
will have his early approval.
Construction of the naval air
base at Kodiak heads the Nays
list for Alaska at an estimated cost
of $8,750,O00. The air base at Sitka
is expected to cost S2.9O0,0O0.
Congress has heretofore enacted
authority for an Alaska Army Air
Corps station, expected to be estab-
lished in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
which is estimated to cost about 10
million dollars. However, General
Malin Craig, Chief of Staff of the
Army. in his testimony supporting
the National Defense Bill of the
Army recently gwen before the
House Committee on Military At
fairs. indicted that the War Depart
ment planned to initiate" con-
struction on the Alaska Army Air
Corps station with the expenditure
of approximately 4 million dollars.
It will probably be several years be-
fore all construction is completed on
the Fairbanks base.
Advancing action on the bill to
authorize establishment and equip
ment of a Coast Guard base and air
station in the Territory followed
close on the approval given the Ma
tional Defense Bill of the Navy
when on April 20 the Coast Guard
bill was passed by the Senate. An
identical bill had been introduced
in the House and was fayorably re-
ported by the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries on
March 7. When this latter bill is
taken up for action in the House it
is believed that request will be made
for substitution CT the companion
measure which has already been ap-
proved in the Senate and thus eX-
pedite enactment of the proposed
legislation. Officials of the Coast
Guard have said that Kodiak is the
ideal location for the proposed AL
aska Coast Guard station and air
base, and that it will probably be
established adjacent to the naval
air base at Women's Bay near the
town of Kodiak.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
T0NGAss BRINGS HEAVY
CARGO FOR WRANGELL

The Tongass. of the Alaska Trans
portation line, arrived in port yes
terday with heavy cargo for Wran-
CELL, which included a shipment of
galvanized iron eulYert pieces for
Wright and Stock, contractors on
Wrangell Highway extension, mis-
cellaneous cargo and lumber.
The culyert pieces We're loaded
directly on a Wright and Stock scow
from ships tackle.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Registrations at Wrangell Hotel
during the past week have been as
follows:
Vera B. Harmon, Helen Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Young, Mrs.
VIM. G. Smith. A Van Mavern, John
Saari, Frank Bobner, Geo. Lemons
H. C. Dunlop, G. B. Philips, John NJ.
Clark, John Newmarker. Ben Bari
gar, Karl Horn, Bill Douglas, J. o.
Quicker, Martin Kildall.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

The sum of $3.50 was realized
from the Rummage Sale held last
Saturday at the Army citadel for
the benefit of the hospital. Mrs.
Carruthers was assisted during the
day by Mrs. Mary Miyasato Mrs
Bernard Lanting and Miss Louise
Joseph Refreshments were served
during the sale hours, Miss Edith
Miyasato and Miss Ethel Barlow
serving at the tables. Mrs. Carruth.
ers is very grateful to all who help.
ed to make the sale successful.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

The next meeting of the Civic
Club will be held at the dugout Sat
urday, May Is. The Fine Arts Com
mittee, Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. John
Coulter and Mrs. Murphy, will have
charge of the program and the des-
sert luncheon will be served by Mrs.
Brodhead, Mrs. Garry and Mrs. Chef
Steear.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Curtis Bradford returned home
Monday from Seattle where he has
been a student during the winter
at Wilson's Business College.
Good clam tides prevailing this
week, have prompted many to drive
out the highway to the clam beds
near Wrangell Institute where CLANS
in abundance are found.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Mrs. Ann Dunkelberger returned
Monday from Ketchikan where she
accompanied her daughter, Mrs
John SeYerson, who underwent a
major operation performed by DR..
Turner
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Miss Harriet Caldwell has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Civic Club
special committee that will assist in
the town cleanup campaign the
coming week. The committee will
meet Monday afternoon to plan their
share of the work.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Frank Johnson, time keeper for
Wright & Stock, and Mrs. Johnson
are the proud parents of a son
weighing seven pounds, seven oune-
es, who arrived Saturday, April 20
at Bishop Rowe General Hospital.
The Johnsons have lived in Wran-
CELL since last October.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Al Zuver, West Island fox farmer
who has been south for the past
year, returned to Wrangell on the
Tongass yesterday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

With the dismissal of William
Evanoff on May 2 and Baby Cho-
quette on May 8, the only patients
left at the hospital are Fred Barth-
old, Mrs. Frank Johnson and infant
son. No one has entered the hospital
since last Saturday and the nurses
are getting some much needed rest.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
COLD, UNPLEASANT APRIL
GIVES WAY TO NEW MONTH

A cold. unpleasant April at Wran-
gel is revealed i'm the monthly, re-
port of Mrs. Margaret Simmons, co
operative observer for the L. S.
Weather Bureau.
The summary of her. report fol-
1aHHos
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
Temperature
Mean maximum, #46I3.
Mean minimum. 34.6.

Maximum, 55; date, April 27.
Minimum. %; date, April 8.
Greatest daily range, %; date,
April 10.
Precipitation
Total, 6.5S inches Greatest in "a
hours. I35; date, April 6.
Number of days with OF inch or
more precipitation, 81. clear. 3;
partly cloudy 3 cloudy "a.
Light fog. April %.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Mrs VIM. G. Smith of Cordova
is a guest at Wrangell Hotel while
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Johnson
and new son are in the hospital.
With her husband she returned
north on the Yukon, in port here
April "a. from an extended trip to
the states. Mr. Smith continued on
to Cordova while Mrs Smith stop
ped off for a visit with their daugh-
ter.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

SOMETHING TO SELF Take
our advice and try a classified.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05
SUNDAY MONDAY
Happy Landing

Sonia Hanie, Don Ameche, Jean
Herseholt, Ethel Norman, Cesar
Romero, Billy Gilbert, Raymond Scott
Quintet, Wally Vernon, Leah Ray
A goth Century-FoX picture, direct
ed by Roy Del Ruth Daryl F.
Zanuek in charge of production.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-05-05

Notice of a sale of eonfiscated
furs at Juneau on June 1, is posted
this week by the Alaska Game Com
mission. The skins are in % lots
and include beaver. muskrat. lynx,
mink. red fox, weasel and crossfox.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
SWITZERLAND ACTING
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL

BERNE - Switzerland. which
kept out of the last world war
successfully, took prompt meas
ures to escape the new European
strife
Parliament already has granted
emergency powers to the federal
council to maintain neutrality
and elected Col. Henri Guisan as
general and commander in chief
of the army to defend if neces-
sary, Switzerland's independence
and territorial integrity.
Private telephone communica-
tions with foreign countries were
suspended by military authorities
until further notice.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07
Old Age Assistance Sum OF
S29.687.5O Leads All
Other Benefits.
BY Nj. r. DUNNA.GAN


Ashe county residents and cCm-
munities have benefited to the
extent of approximately STA
470.00 through operation Of the
ten divisions of the Social Secur-
ity Act, in the past three years
in which some of the divisions
have been active, it is estimated
by Chairman Charles C. Powell
of the State Unemployment Com
pensation Commission.
In counties having number of
industrial and commercial firms,
Unemployment Compensation U.s.
ually is the largest item, but in
rural counties, largely agricultur-
al, this form of job insurance is
not the big item, as is the case
with Ashe county. In this coun-
ty benefits for the unemployed
have amounted to $9,04645, in
Guided in 1886 checks distribut-
ed, in the past Is months, end
ing June 80, Chairman Powell
said.
With the cooperation from Mr..
Nathan L. Yelton, State director
of Public Assistance, and DR.. Ro-
ma S. Cheek, executive secretary
of the State Commission for the
Blind, and with figures in the
Central UCC office in Raleigh
and from Washington, Mr.. Pow
ell said he was able to get a
fairly accurate picture of the
amount of Social Security bene-
fits accruing to Ashe county.
Old Age Assistance, that form
of monthly payments to needy
persons who have reached IS
years of age, is the largest item
in Ashe county, amounting to
S29,687.50 in the two years Of
payments, ending June 80 An
dUuIIIOIld1 S1, IOA.OO W dS bISIll-
buted in July to 235 needy aged
persons, an average Of S7.58, as
compared with the State average
in July Of $3.50 each.
Aid to Dependent Children, a
monthly contribution to the sup
port of children deprived of their
natural breadWinnerS, amounted
to S7,48300 in the same two
years. The July payments were
$4,000, going to the support of
124 dependent children, an ave
rage Of $4.29 each, as compared
with the State average in July
Of 1891.
Aid to the Blind in the same
tWo-year period reached $780,
co. An additional S86 was dis
tributed in July to seven needy
blind persons, an average Of
S12.28 each. The State average in
July was $14.67. In Old Age AS
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-09-07

subject to the provisions of the
State Unemployment Compensa-
ton Law, and that 538 workers
are protected by the law. The
employers pay contributions, or
payroll taxes, based on the
amount of wages paid, into the
State Unemployment Fund. Pay
ments of these taxes for the two
years of 1887 and 1888 and the
first three months of 1899
amounted to $4,438.82, which is
less than half of the amount the
Ashe county unemployed work
ers received in benefits in Is
months.
Records also show that 447 mi
tlal claims for benefits, probably
five or more for each claimant,
and BIB continued claims-the
weekly claims after the initial
claim is filed-have been signed
by Ashe residents in the 18