Mr. BELIN. Would you stand and raise your right hand, please. Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. HUTSON. I do. Mr. BELIN. Will you please state your name? Mr. HUTSON. Thomas A. Hutson. Mr. BELIN. And your occupation? Mr. HUTSON. Police officer for the city of Dallas. Mr. BELIN. How old are you, Mr. Hutson? Mr. HUTSON. Thirty-five years. Mr. BELIN. How long have you been a police officer? Mr. HUTSON. Nine years. Mr. BELIN. Go to school here in Dallas? Mr. HUTSON. Yes, sir. Mr. BELIN. High school? Mr. HUTSON. Yes, sir. Mr. BELIN. Graduate of high school or not? Mr. HUTSON. Yes, sir. Mr. BELIN. What school? Mr. HUTSON. Forest Avenue High School. Mr. BELIN. Where did you go when you got out of high school? Mr. HUTSON. Went to work for Texas & Pacific Railway in the general office at Elm and Griffin Street as a mail clerk. Mr. BELIN. How long was that? Mr. HUTSON. That was in 1947, in July--that is in January of 1947, and I worked there continuously until July of 1948, when I enlisted in the U.S. Army. Mr. BELIN. How long did you serve in the Army? Mr. HUTSON. Four years. Mr. BELIN. What did you do there? Mr. HUTSON. I went to Fort Ord, Calif., for basic training, and from there I went to Germany and joined the 1st Infantry Division, and I joined them in October of 1948. I landed in Germany and I stayed with them in Germany until May of 1951, when I returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston. Mr. BELIN. What did you do, basically, in Germany? Mr. HUTSON. I started out in the Infantry, and when I left Germany I was in a more or less administrative part of my Infantry company, doing mail and administrative work in the sergeant's office. Plus, of course, you are primarily an Infantry soldier anyway. Mr. BELIN. You got back to the States? Mr. HUTSON. Right. In May of 1951, and I went to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., where I was promoted to Infantry sergeant, platoon sergeant, and there I gave instructions in Infantry tactics. Mr. BELIN. And eventually you were discharged? Mr. HUTSON. I went to Camp Pickett, Va., and we were there--this was during the Korean war when I started to train men in Camp Pickett, Va., and I got an extended year from a 3-year enlistment, and I was discharged in July of 1952. Mr. BELIN. Honorable discharge? Mr. HUTSON. Yes, sir. Mr. BELIN. Then what did you do? Mr. HUTSON. I returned to Dallas and went back to work for Texas & Pacific Railway as an interchange clerk in the accounting office. Mr. BELIN. How long did you stay with them? Mr. HUTSON. I stayed with Texas & Pacific for approximately a year, and at this time I resigned and a lifelong friend and I went into the service station business at Harwood and Grand here in Dallas. Mr. BELIN. How long did you stay in the service station business?