Mr. Ball. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give here today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. Shelley. Yes.

Mr. Ball. Sit down and state your name and your address.

Mr. Shelley. William Hoyt (spelling) Shelley, 126 South Tatum, Dallas 11.

Mr. Ball. Will you tell me something about yourself, where you were born and——

Mr. Shelley. I was born at Gunter, Tex.

Mr. Ball. What is your education?

Mr. Shelley. High school.

Mr. Ball. What have you been doing since then?

Mr. Shelley. I worked in defense plants a little bit during the war and started working at the Texas School Book Depository October 29, 1945.