Show Old License Plate Still Useful Y Y t v. v k y o y s I The small tabs which this New York miss is holding fits right fits right over last years year's license By using them instead of full size tags lags the state will I save many man tons of strategic metal besides thousands of dollars production costs Regardless of the size of the license they will still cost the same i as last year ear It all depends on where you are living whether you will willbe willbe willbe be seeing new automobile licenses or new color combinations combinations combinations on the license plates on automobiles This year year only five states states Colorado Colorado Illinois Mississippi Wyoming and South Carolina Carolina are are having new color combinations on the licenses I Of course you might be living near one of these adjoining states and getto get getto getto to see them but the possibilities are very small considering how gas ra rat rationing rationing is cutting down highway travel The reason for the use of license for the current year car 1943 is due to a WIB order of March 18 1912 1942 curtailing the use of steel for license purpose by 90 per cent State officials have devised many schemes to overcome the obstacles brought on by the lack of steel for I plates I Some states will use a windshield sticker some will use date tabs on the license plates while even wood wood- wooden en cn fiber board tags will be avail ail able About halt half of the states will continue to use the old plates with a small tab or strip as shown above attached to them Of these states 13 will not even use steel for the purpose registration regis regis- registration registration will be shown by a wind wind- windshield windshield shield sUcker sticker Florida and Massachusetts will use both tag and windshield ca- ca tion Pennsylvania's license which has had added a touch of individuality by having the plates dates in the shape of f the states state's outline will go a little further this year in originality origin Uty by having a date dale tab in the form of the states state's symbol a keystone Ingenuity has been shown in every state with the license problem Illinois is using new plates made made from fiber board Arkansas is using wooden plates for trucks and motor motor- motorcycles motorcycles motorcycles cycles but passenger cars will use their old license plus a n windshield sticker er Wyoming will have new plates of orange letters and black blaek back back- background background background ground because they were ere made before the order went into effect f II The other four states' states new color combinations are arc arc Colorado yellow letters with black blaek background Illi IW- Illinois nois white letters with green back back- background background background ground Mississippi white letters with green background South Caro Caro- Carolina Carolina Carolina lina black letters with yellow back back- background with the ground The ne new plates with plates exception of Illinois will Illinois will be issued one to on DD automobile while white the order stands |