Mr. Belin.

What did you do for them?

Mr. Romack.

Drove a truck.

Mr. Belin.

How long did you do that?

Mr. Romack.

Approximately a year.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. ROMACK. Went back to East Texas, and my home, and piddled around for a short while. Then I came back to Dallas. And what did I do along in there? In 1949, I went to work for the Cotton Belt Railroad.

Mr. Belin.

How long did you stay with them ?

Mr. Romack.

Until April, I believe, of 1955. I know it was in 1955.

Mr. Belin.

What did you generally do when you were with the Cotton Belt?

Mr. Romack.

I did all the railroad work during that time. I mean, I have been a billing clerk, and I have been a foreman, and I have been checker, and assistant foreman, warehouse foreman, and I worked out in the yards, and did quite a few jobs.

Mr. Belin.

You left them in 1955, and then what did you do?

Mr. Romack.

Went to work with--a friend wanted me to go to work with him in a service station, Conoco Service Station.

Mr. Belin.

How long did you stay there?

Mr. Romack.

Stayed there a year, approximately.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. ROMACK. Then I went to work with Strickland Transportation Co. as a dock foreman.

Mr. Belin.

How long were you with them?

Mr. Romack.

Oh, I would say 6 or 7 months.

Mr. Belin.

Then what?

Mr. ROMACK. Then I went to work with an air freight concern out here at Love Field Drive, driving a truck, delivering air freight and picking up air freight for, I would say, 7 or 8 months there, maybe.

Mr. Belin.

Then what?

Mr. Romack.

Then I hired out with the Coordinating Transportation Co.

Mr. Belin.

Coordinated Transportation Co.?

Mr. Romack.

Right, which that is where I am at today.

Mr. Belin.

What have you been doing for them?

Mr. ROMACK. Driving mostly your big van trailer-truck and bobtail trucks and pickup and delivery service.

Mr. Belin.

Where were you around the noon hour of November 22, 1963?

Mr. Romack.

I was on lunch period, Just piddling around out north by east, I would say, from the Texas School Book Depository Building.

Mr. Belin.

You were standing around Houston Street?

Mr. Romack.

It would be just about where Houston would intersect, but the street was under construction at the time. They didn't have it, which they still don't have it opened up for through traffic.

Mr. Belin.

Were you standing with anyone?

Mr. Romack.

Well, Lee and Mr. Rackley, we walked out there together originally to start with. We were kind of piddling around, and I kind of walked off ahead of him.

Mr. Belin.

Was that George W. Rackley you were referring to?

Mr. Romack.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Is he also known as "Pop" Rackley?

Mr. Romack.

Right.

Mr. Belin.

You said you started walking away. Where did you walk?

Mr. Romack.

.Toward the School Book Depository Building.

Mr. Belin.

Along what street did you walk?

Mr. Romack.

Well, it wouldn't be no street at the time.

Mr. Belin.

Well, if there would be a street?

Mr. ROMACK. I guess it would be just about, I don't know whether they are going to split Ross and Houston Street up.

Mr. Belin.

Would you be looking straight at Houston Street?

Mr. Romack.

More or less. I would be looking at Houston Street; yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

All right, and what happened as you were walking?

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