Show v f r 1 Y d r j A 1 a aIr ar r Ir a L Y i r r rr r f I A rf A AA Tribune-Telegram Tribune Photo Photo Whits Whit First Buyer of 49 Plates C. C B. B Smith receives recel first 1949 19 Utah license plates from Philis Emery tax ta commission cashier Plates went on sale Wednesday Auto Plates Go Co on Sale at Capitol Captol Utah's 1949 license plates hit the market Wednesday and after a brief early rush sales slumped for the remainder of the day First Utahn to secure the new plates was C. C B B. B Smith 61 T st st. who makes a hobby of firsts Mr Smith was on hand at the state tax commission in the capitol shortly after the office opened at 1 9 am a.m. A distributor of drapery hardware hardware hard hard- ware Mr Smith said he had rushed up from the city and county county county coun coun- ty building where he was one of the first to pay county property taxes on his automobile a a process that must be completed before the license plates can be secured Philis Emery assistant cashier at the tax commission accepted his 5 bill and issued him plate No S Mr Smith said he makes a hobby of trying to be first especially especially espe espe- in paying taxes and securing license plates Second person to purchase the 1949 licenses was Frankie Plott E E. 2910 South who was issued No E The S Sand and E series plates are arc being distributed simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- at the capitol Tax commission officials pointed out that only plates for passenger I vehicles are being sold at present Plates may also be obtained at branch offices in Logan Ogden Provo Price and Cedar City and deadline for purchasing is Feb 28 23 Total distribution of licenses is expected to reach for passenger passenger passenger pas pas- cars and for trucks |