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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08


southwest of the Ell Alamein battle
line.
Both the pincers thrusts through
south Russia and Egypt toward vital
Allied communications lines in the
Near East remained extremely dan
gerous.
In Egypt, Nazi Field Marshal Err
win Rommel was holding his ground
despite heavy air attacks and swift
Allied stabs that destroyed tanks
and took prisoners on his southern
flank perhaps as far west as Ell
Daba. The Axis apparently was
getting reinforcements across the
Mediterranean in preparation for
new drive toward Alexandria if
the British cannot strike a power
full blow soon.
But the greatest danger to the
Allies was on the flaming Don
river front where the Red army
battled around Starry Oskol and
the key railroad city of Voronezh
REDS RETREAT
The Germans, claiming capture
of Voronezh, said they had pushed
the Russians southeastward in the
Don basin in what appeared to
be a long range offensive aimed to-
ward Astraghan, some $50 miles
away at the mouth of the Volga
river. They made no specific claims
of positions, however, and said
merely that the gaps torn in the
Russian lines were being widened.
Dispatches from Moscow acknow-
lodged that these gaps were ex-
tended as result of relentless at
tacks by masses of enemy tanks,
backed by infantry reserves, but the
Russians reported that the battle
fields were cemetery" of German
men and machines. A total of 10
train loads of wrecked Nazi tanks
was reported moving to the rear
for repairs in addition to hundreds
knocked cut on the Don river.
Air power was being thrown into
the battle on a greater scale by
both sides. The latest Russian dis
patches failed to acknowledge Ger
man claims that Voronezh had fall
en-. reporting instead that counter
attacks were slaShing at both enemy
flanks with unknown results.
DIVERSION ATTEMPT
Heavy fighting, reported by both
Berlin and Moscow, on the Orel sec
tor. northwest of Voronezh. indi-
Gated the Russians might be MAX
ing their main diversion attempt
in that area, but the Nazi-dominat-
ed Vichy radio also reported a
strong Soviet counter blow had been
aimed at the Axis in the Taganroe
area. near the coast of the sea of
Azov. That attack on the southern
front might be designed to throw
the enemy off balance and prevent
a new drive toward Rostcv.
The Axis offensive was designed
to cut the Rostov- Moscow railroad
Continued on Page 6; Column o
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Knife Attack Brings
Stiff Sentence

A year in the Imperial county
Jail and a $500 fine face Isidro
Fernal Flores. Filipino, for wcund-
ing two other Filipinos with what
he called an automatic knife.
Using knife with sprmg blade,
Flores stabbed Inoceucio Bravo and
Genofrio Agzeta. during an argu-
ment over a game CT dominoes In
Rrawley. Both islanders recovered,
Flores last week pleaded guilty to
charge of assaulting the two men
with deadly weapon. His victims
recovered.
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Army Announces
Transfer Of officer

PORTI AND. Ore. July 8-CUP)-
The u. S. Amrv today announced
transfer IF Col. Joseph l.. Stromme,
commander of the Portland air base.
tn Washington y. c.. and named
Col. Dale D. Fisher. executive of
ficer of March Field. Calf, as his
successor here.
Col. Strommc opened the Port
land haso in March, 194l, and had
been in charge of it since that time.
His Washington assignment was not
disclosed. but officials said he would
leave next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
British Guns Keep
Nazis on Movein
Desert Fighting
Infantry and Tanks
Form Stalking Parties
For Stabs at Germans
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN

WITH A BRITISH ARM
ORED FORCE ON THE
EDGE OF NO MANS LAND
Egypt, July 7.-8 am. (UP)
British guns are keeping the Ger
mans on the move while stalking
parties of tanks, artillery and in
fantry make lightn ing forays
against them day and night.
From the turret of a generals
nrmored car I vt,tched British
shells furrowing enemy tank and
transport positions until the whole
horizon spouted smoke and dust.
Artillery batteries are rnassed be-
hind us in a half circle, reaching
across scrubby plateau along the
dry, dusty rim of the escarpment.
Just across dip in the plateau
more of the British guns are at
work Still farther away another
lot is hammering as fast as it can
fire from dominating high ground.
Twenty-Five pound guns of the
three concentrations put down a
barrage in follow-my- leader fash
ion.
HIT ENEMY
The British are carrying out the
slogan to hit the enemy hard
wherever they find him,
The general commanding this
armored division, engaged in per-
sonal reconnaissance in the front
line, said to me:
We are brassing him up.
I'VE have destroyed rs German
tanks here in the last two days
with artillery or armored raids. We
could see them lying wrecked, but
to make sure we sent out engineers
during the night. They completed
the destruction of all Is
This battle scene is not what one
might imagine. Both sides are joe
keying for position to strike the
blow which will decide the issue
in this corridor between the sea
and the Quattara depression.
The Germans know they must
not hit too soon or without enough
power. The Imperials know they
must not give the enemT too much
time and that a misfired counter
offensive would increase the dan
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Everybody Satisfied

Everybody Satisfied
Not long ago John Raymond left
Ell Centre and drove to Holtville on
a business trip. taking a friend with
him. They transacted their busi-
ness and returned to Raymond's
parked car.
"One of your tires is mighty soft,
the friend said.
so I see," Raymond agreed sour
ly.
They drove to q service station
and stopped An attendant tipped
his hat and asked what they want
ed
my left rear tire needs some air,
said John.
your right rear tire needs air. '
the friend interrupted.
"It's the left" Raymond retorted
firmly.
ITS the right" insisted the
friend.
This left versus right business
went on for some time without an
agreement being reached.
Bored with the argument, the at
tendant walked around the car to
see for himself When he came
back. he said:
you're 10th right. They're both
fiat"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
Man Dies Choking
On Piece Of Steak

HOLLYWOOD. July 8-(UP) -
Robert A. CRed) Golden. 48, as
sistant director at Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios. choked to death ON
piece of steak early today, police
reported.
Golden, divorced husband OF Bet
ty Hayward, Beverly Hills socialite
was dining at a restaurant with
Vivian Wilde. Miss Wilde called
an inhalator squad when he started
choking, but Golden was dead be-
fore help arrived.
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Senate Confirms
Postmaster Lambe

The United States senate We'd
nesday confirmed the nomination
of Raleigh Vinson Lambe as post
master at Brawley, it was announc-
ed in Washington. D. G.
Lambe, manager Of an ice COM
pany in Brawley. was nominated
some time ago to fill the position
left vacant by the death cf lea
Adams, postmaster in Brawley for
several years.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
THOUSANDS die ON Don BATTLEFIELD D
Union Card Unnecessary

City operators will go with city
equipment whenever it is rented or
leased to contractors under the
army or navy, Ell Centre Public
Works Director Walter Heinecke
said Wednesday, but the municipal
employees will not be required to
take out membership in a labor un-
ion.
They will. however. be required by
the union to obtain clearance
through work permits which Will
cost them stated amount each
week, probably about 81.
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ed to Desk Sergeant T. p. Farmer
II can't earn no living If I got to
go on paying it all out in fines all
the time" and insisted vigorously
that, "a mans got to keep his wife
under submission, amt hep"
The white woman who all but
routed Patrolmen Wilford Tyler and
Roy Gillette when they came to
arrest her husband. Bernell E..
Pierce, %, for beating her at 2:24
am, paid a $40 fine, while her
husband received a 30-day Jail
sentence suspended during his good
behaviour for one year. He was
charged with battery, she with dis
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08

window screen and upon reachin,
the ground went TO the rear OF
the building and cut his way thru
a screen door Then, clad only In
his pajamas which were a bit tat
tered by that time. he strolled
through the lobby and back up the
steps TO his room.
Because he had so successfully
barricaded his door with furniture,
police had TO get ladder and enter
his room through the window
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turbing the peace.
Lester Brown, 80, the Negro. got
off more lightly when he explained
that his wife started the fight In
their family by striking the first
blow. and he merely tossed a water
glass which hit her on the head.
Judge Lee Nuffer assessed a SIS
fine against him.
Another brawl. this one without
any marital angles, cost j. d. Ryan
and Dayton Heron five days each
in jail. They were arrested in front
of 48O Broadway while engaged in
swapping blows, police reports said,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
Gandhi Suffering
From 0verwork

WARDHA. July 8-CUP) - Mo-
handas K. Gandhi, the wizened lit
tie 70 year old indian leader, is
suffering from overwork and ex-
haustion and needs two week rest
in a cool place, specialists told him
today
Gandhi, who showed signs of ex-
treme weariness while addressing
the All-India Congress this week
was examined by the specialists and
his personal physician who was
summoned from Bombay when his
associates became alarmed about
him.
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doesn't even family recall 1t, but
amazed passers-by testified that
they saw him climb from his sec
ond story window and descend the
30-foot brick wall to the sidewalk
without serious injury. After that,
he passed through the hotel lobby
and returned to the door of his
room before he awoke. according
to Police Capt. w. r. Joyner, who
was called to the scene.
In the process, Moha removed the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08

Heinecke, who was authorized by
the city council earlier in the week
to lease city equipment to national
defense contractors without asking
council permission on each separate
transaction, said that the arrange
ment for city employees working for
contractors under army and navy
supervision was worked out with
labor union officials here.
The unions hold closed shop
agreements on most wartime pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08

iects, under federal government
policy, and can prevent non-union
members from working on the pro-
jects if they wish.
At present, Heinecke said, the city
has one roller leased to Hazard &
Sons in northern Imperial Valley,
and a water tank to Vinson, Pringle
g. Webb. The equipment is leased,
he added, only when 1t is tempor-
arily unneeded on city projects.
Heinecke further clarified the
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Machine Records
Distant Quake

PASADENA. Cal. July 8 o-OUP)-
A strong earthquake shock, appar-
emily centering $500 miles south
cast in northern Chile was re-
corded on the seismograph of the
California Institute of Technology
at 1907 q. m. PVT. today, insti-
tute officials reported. A second
shock followed 9is minutes later.
Seismologists at the institute said
damage probably was, slight as the
quake was located so miles beneath
the eartb'S surface.
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councils action of earlier in the
week by saying it is his understand
ing that he can lease equipment
only to contractors who are work.
ing directly under army or navy
supervision, and-in pursuance of a
policy of many years standing =
on small jobs within the city. Any
other transaction, such as leasing
equipment to the county, would
have to obtain individual approval
from the council, he said
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Calipatria Tuesday morning after
having been released from Jail where
he had been locked up because OF
too much hilarity during the Fourth
Of July celebration. He was seen
leaving Calipatria shortly after his
release, Hughes said, and was carry
ing a Jug of wine with him.
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Tire.Iess Vehicles
May Get Castings

WASHINGTON, July 8-CUP) -
The office OF price administration
todav ruled that purchasers of
tractors, farm implements and other
vehicles scld without tires are eli:i-
BILE to apply to the local rationing
board for a set OF castings and tubes.
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way to Adams. widening of strips
on Third between Commercial and
Orange, widening of Orange from
Third to Second, Commercial from
Third to Second, Second from Gem
mercial to Main and Brighton from
Third to Second.
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y AMBl|Ne
X EpoR7ER
The Mad Halter

The Mad Halter
On one of these especially hct
days now the fashion in Imperial
Valley, Art Knutson was without a
hat. Fearing sunstroke or added
brains, he looked around to see
what he could do.
Park Burritt happened to walk
by wearing, among other things, a
right natty looking straw hat.
"Ill give you 81 for that hat"
Knutson offered.
Nothing doing" said Burritt,
continuing on his way.
"IIl give you $1.50 for it, saiC'
Knutscn.
Sold" said Park, snatChing off
the hat and handing it over with
out breaking stride.
p. S.-Burritt paid 90 cents for
the hat.
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Woman uphoIds
Right to BEATING

a woman who upheld with fists and fngernails the
right of her husband to beat her without police interference
was the featured actress extremely active marital
bait fron in Ell Centre Wednesday morning city police
raid. Playing second lead a Negro man who complain
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Allies May Join
UnderOne Leader
United Nations Might Be Considering
Plan to Pool All Land. Sea and
Air Power Under Single Commander

WASHINGTON July g. (UP)-Specuation mounted
today that the United Nations might be considering the
pooling of all their land and air might in all theaers
of war under one supreme commander-possiby Gen
George c. Marshall u S. Army chief of staff
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08

Cne BODY was not dlScOVered untlI
7:30 pm. by a group of workmen
on their way home from work il
the fields.
A draft card in the dead mans
pocket gave the name of Dick Hol-
loway. A, and showed he had regis
tered for selective service in Corona
Holloway was ordered to leave
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
Rubber Campo
Few onS Short
Youngsters Will Bring Pound Of
Scrap as Admission Price for
Special Matinee Program Friday

Only two days to go and Ell Centre is 20 tons
short of the quota for the city in the rubber collection
campaign
It up to the youngsters, then attend the Post
Press and United Artists matinee program at pm Fri
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
Heat Plus Wine
Takes Life Here

Imperial Valleys first heat plus-acoho death of the
season occurred late Tuesday when transientnan was
found dead ditch bank mile and half east of Cali
patra Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes said Wednesday
Death must have occurred early in the afternoon but
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08
Germans Hurting
Tanks at Soviet
Line in Pincers
Front Becomes Vast Cemetery for Nazis
But Russians Continue Slow Retreat;
Imp eriaIs Hold Fast in Egypt Thea+er
: BY UNITED PRESS .

Axis offensive blows by massed tanks, airplanes and
infantry hammered at the Don river sector of the Russian
front with greater momentum Wednesday, but the
Egyptian end of the enemy pincers British mobile units
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-08

My Word
DO you know what we have been
collecting in Imperial Valley lately
and will stop collecting, at least for
a time, on Friday?
We have been collecting caout-
chouc or, in other words, gutta-
percha.
We have so.
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The Animal Trainer.

The Animal Trainer
Unless cricket has stepped on
it. lack Tackett has new pet dog
Just between us and everyone
else, that pooch is not much bigger
than mouse
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
People Read The Post Daily Your Message Here
Coast May Receive
New Rolling Mill

BERKELEY, Cal, June 8-UP)
There is a possibility a steel ship
plate rolling mill may be established
on the Pacific coast to spur pro-
duction of ships, it was revealed to-
day.
E. A. Mcmillan, executive assist
ant in the war production boards
labor division and member of the
shipbuilding stabilization commit
tee told 1000 labor leaders attending
a conference at the University of
California that the WPB planned to
spot such plate mills at strategic
points about the country.
Asked if one would be built in
the bay area, Mcmillan replied "a
lot of people in Washington have
been thinking of that very thing"
He added that one Pacific coast
company, controlling five yards,
launched a ship a day during May
and promised to be launching two
ships a day by the end of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Brenda Frazier21
And wealthyNow

NEW YORK, June 9-UP) -
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier Kelly,
who rose in her childhood from So
a month to $4,000 a year or bet
ter, was 81 years old today and be-
came thereby the owner of $1,000
600 in cash and securities plus a
$2,50C000 trust fund.
The glamor girl who still out
shines her predecessors and sue
cessors, never lived in squalor but
the money she receives today makes
her one of the Wealthiest young
women in the country.
The formality of drawing up and
obtaining court approval of legal
papers transferring the fortune will
be undertaken by counsel for
Brendas mother and guardian, Mrs.
Frederic NJ Watriss.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
British Sub Sinks
5ItaIian Ships

LONDON, June CUP) - The
British submarine Turbulent has
sunk five Italian ships, including
a 1629-ton destroyer of the Navi-
gatori class, in the central Medi-
terranean, the admiralty announc-
ed today.
Sunk by the Turbulent were the
destroyer, three medium sized sup
ply ships and small merchant yes
sci.
The admiralty did not state when
the attack occurred, but it was
presumed that the destroyed YES
sells were part of an Axis convoy
attempting to carry reinforcements
to Col Gen. Erwin Rommels bases
for the Libyan desert war.
The latest British victory in the
Mediterranean was announced as
Italy prepared to celebrate Navy
Day..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
BIimps Collide:
II Men MISSING

LAKEHURST, N. j., June 9. CUP)
The Naval air station announced
today that two blimps collided at
sea late last night off the Manas-
guam, N. j., coast guard station and
both crashed, with 13 men aboard
Twelve of the men were missing,
and planes, circling and dropping
flares over the spot where they
crashed, found no trace of them or
of the blimps.
Coast guardsmen brought in one
survivor, Ensign Howard Fahey of
Scarsdale, N. j., He leaped through
the window of gondola just as his
blimp struck the water.
Navy officials said all aboard
eight men were OH one blirnp and
five on the second-Were wearing
life belts, and could keep afloat
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

Use the POST PRESS WANT
ADS for results.
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indefinitely, if the crash hadn't
killed them.
The blimps, on an experimental
mission, collided five miles offshore,
at 400 feet altitude.
The IL missing were Lieut.. Com
mander Clinton S. Rounds of Toms
River, N. j., Lieut.. Frank A. Trotter
of Toms River; Ensign c. c. Ross
of Jacksonville, Fla; Ensign K. Ct.
Lee of New London, Conn; Avia-
ton Chief Machinist's Mate o. V.
Roos of Lakewood, N. j.; Aviation
Chief IMachinist's Mate r. C. Poteet
Of Langdon, Kans.; and (civilians)
DR.. J. c. Hoover of Middletown,
Conn; L. S. Meyer of Minneapolis,
Mimi; Mr. TILES of San Diego, Cal;
F. c. Gilbert of New London, and
DR.. A. B. Wyse of San Diego.
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Four Air Training
Schools 0kayed

WASHINGTON, June .9-(UP)-
The war department today an
nounced authorization for construc-
tion of four air force training
schools, each to cost in excess of
$4,000, 900.
They will be at Pecos, Tex. SUI
pervised by Albuquerque district
army engineers; Winslow, Ariz su-
pervised by Los Angeles district
army engineers; Douglas, Ariz., su-
pervised by Albuquerque district
army engineers, and Arkansas City
Winfield, Kans, supervised by Tulsa
district army engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

ATTRACTIVE cabin for sale in
Laguna Mts. Write Rt. 2, Box So,
Imperial. ell
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Committee Votes
Wine Tax Boost

WASHINGTON, June 9-CUP)-
The house ways and means COM
mittee today approved increases in
the present excise taxes Jon wines
to produce $12,8OO,000 in new war
revenue. The committee voted the
following rate increases:
Wines of up to IA per cent al
cohOl, from eight to 10 cents a gal
lon; wines of between ID and 81
per cent alcohol from 80 to 40 cents
a gallon; wines of more than q per
cent alcohol, 65 cents to ST a gal
lon.
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BOBBY JONES ORDERED
TO ACTIVE DUTY

WASHINGTON, June 9. CUP)-
Captain Robert Tyre Bobby Jones,
famed Atlanta golfer, has been Or
dered to active duty June 20 with
the Army air forces, Mitchell Field,
N. Y, the war department an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

Cooks and kitchen men,
dishwashers, porters, etc. for De
fense Jobs. Apply United States
Employment Service. $40 State
street. GIG
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WANTED: Experienced waitress,
$22.50 per week and meals. Snee'S
Coffee Shop. 1l2 Plaza ST., Braw-
ley. 60
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MEN-You can make good steady
wages on ice cream route Bicycle
carts furnished. 1243 Main. tt
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6-HELP WANTED

WANTED Handmilker for 25 cows
Otto Rollin, Rt 2, Box 1872, PHI.
jackson 2474, San Diego, Calf.
6-12
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

WANTED REPAIR MAN. Steady
work. Must be able to oil and
care for coolers. 831 Main. If
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AIDS

EARN WHILE YOU LEARN Beauty
Culture. IMPERIAL COLLEGE
OF BEAUTY, 1877 So. 9th. tt
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OFFICE MACHINE SERVICE

DOES TT Q& G".55t. % fb0 70 So AZ {?
Don't letter happen again. Send
it over to us and Wen put it in
perfect shape again. We're ex-
perts on typewriter repairs.
Phone 1153-NOW
McCOY'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT
Commercial Stationers
G73 Main Street. Ell Centro, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

If your roof needs re-
pairing, it costs nothing to have
us fix it. Let us expalin. HART
ZELL Sz SONS, Phi. 251-W &c
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AUTO SERVICE

AUTO COLLISION REPAIRS
Frame, axle work, wheel alignment
BARKER BODY WORKS
4l9 State. Phone 1873
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

Good job for right man Ell Cen
tro Tractor Co. Gil
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DRIVING TO Kansas City, Mo.
June Is, can take two. Share driv-
ing. Phi. 655. Clio
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CAN TAKE 2 to Oklahoma City
this week. Share expenses. 027
So. 5th. 6-10
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Bushes: s::,s.s ; end s:sfss'e"sl CALL AN EXPERT!
ELECTICAL SERVICE

REFRIGERATOR
Guaranteed service on all makes
Commercial and domestic
I. V. HOME APPLIANCE co.
651 Main Phone 249
SEE JOE BUSH
For expert electrical service and
radiator repair on car, truck, or
tractor. Pioneers in evaporatiVe
coolers.
670 Broadway Phone 644
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
I3-ROOMS FOR RENT

PLEASANT Furnished room with
cooler and private bath. Inquire
after pm 499 Sandalwood. 6-l2