Show old license plate still useful 1 pt ell q V 01 e the small tabs which tills this new york nibs miss ts Is holding fits right over last years license dy by using them instead of full size tags the state will save many tons of strategic metal besides thousands of dollars production costs regardless of bt the size of the he license they will still cost the same its as last year it all depends on where you ore are living whether you will be seeing new automobile licenses or new color combinations combination on the license plates on automobiles this year only five states colo rado illinois mississippi wyoming and south carolina are having new color combinations on the licenses of course you might be living near oie of these adjoining states and get to se see them ethein but the are very small considering how gas rationing tion dioning lilg Is C cutting down dain highway travel the reason for to the use of license for the he current year 1913 Is due to a sved a WIB order of march 18 1942 curtailing the use of steel for license purpose by 80 00 per pei cent bent state officials have devised fe many schemed to overcome the obstacles brought on by the lack of steel for plates some states will use a windshield sticker some will used use date afe tabs on the license plated while even wooden fibre fabre board tags will be available about 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 vill not even use steel for the purpose registration will vill be shown by a windshield sticker florida and massachusetts will use both tag and windshield Ident identification ilca i 41 ar pennsylvanian Pennsyl las license which has had added a touch of individuality by having the plates in the shape of the states outline will go a little further this year in originality by having a date tab in the form of the states symbol a keystone ingenuity has been shown in every state with the license problem illinois is using new kiew plates made bvm fiber board arkansas is using wooden plates for trucks and motorcycles but passenger cars will use their old license plus a windshield sticker wyoming will have new plates of orange letters and black back ground because they hey were made before the order went into effect the other four states hew new color combinations are colorado yellow letters letter with black background illinois white letters with green background mississippi white letters with green background south carolina black letters letter with yellow background the new plates with the exception of Illinois will be issued one to an automobile while the order stands |