Mr. Jenner.

Agent HOWLETT. It is 2 feet 6 inches.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, would I have your permission to take about a yard of this?

Mrs. Paine.

Take all you want.

Mr. Jenner.

I would like to take enough of it so I will get a sheet that is longer than it is wide. What did you say it was wide?
Agent HOWLETT. Two feet 6 inches.

Mr. Jenner.

All right, would you hold one end of that, Mr. Howlett, please. We will now measure this.
Agent HOWLETT. That is 3 feet 1 inch.

Mr. Jenner.

And now, Mrs. Paine, do you have a scissors, and would you please cut this?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; I do.
(At this point the witness, Mrs. Paine, cut the paper referred to.)

Mr. Jenner.

We will mark the sheet of wrapping paper which we have just cut from a roll of wrapping paper as "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 272." Would you mark that, please, Miss Reporter?
(At this point the reporter marked the paper referred to as "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 272," for identification.)

Mr. Jenner.

Mrs. Paine, all I have to say is that this paper is startlingly like the wrapping paper that I exhibited to you in the Commission hearing last week.

Mrs. Paine.

It is wrapping paper for mailing books and other such articles.

Mr. Jenner.

It is a good weight. You have, I notice, now in your hand, some sealing tape or paper sticky tape, am I correct?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

From where did you obtain that?

Mrs. Paine.

From the same bottom drawer.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you have a supply of that sticky tape in your home on November 22, 1963?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; this is the remainder of that.

Mr. Jenner.

This is the remainder of a roll you had at that time?

Mrs. Paine.

That's right.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you cut a slip of that for us?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Off the record.
Miss Reporter, would you mark the strip of sticky tape I now hand you as "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 273"?
(Paper referred to marked by the reporter as "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 273," for identification.)

Mr. Jenner.

Mrs. Paine, you now have that bottom drawer of your desk secretary open, and I see the remains of a ball of string.

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Two balls of string, one dark brown string and one white string?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

As I recall your testimony with respect to the wrappings on this package the string was white string and not the dark brown string?

Mrs. Paine.

That's my recollection.

Mr. Jenner.

Does your now seeing the remains of the additional string you have uncovered from the bottom drawer of your secretary serve to refresh your recollection, even further, as to whether that was about the weight of the string on the blanket wrapped package?

Mrs. Paine.

It looks rather thin to me, rather thinner than the string on the package, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. We will take a sample of that, and that will be marked "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 274."
(String referred to marked by the reporter as "Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 274," for identification.)

Mr. Jenner.

You also have something that is really rope in your hand now.
Did you obtain that from that drawer?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you say that was too heavy or heavier?

Mrs. Paine.

I would say it is heavier; yes.