Show I Old License Plate Still Useful I I 11 a aI I 11 a as I i h s 's s 4 1 Rv r The small tabs which this New York miss is holding fits right over last years year's license By using them instead of full size tags the state will save many tons of strategic metal besides thousands of of dollars production costs Regardless of the size of the license they will still cost the same as last year i It all depends on where you are living w whether ther you will b bG seeing new automobile licenses or new color combinations on the license plates on automobiles This year only five states states states-Colo- Colo Colorado rado Illinois Mississippi Wyoming and South Carolina Carolina are are having having hav ing new color combinations on the licenses Of course you might be living near 0 one of these adjoining states and get geto getto getto to o see them but the possIbilities are very cry small considering how gas rationing rationing ra- ra is cutting down highway travel ravel The reason for the use of license for the current year 1943 1913 is h due to a order of March larch 18 18 1942 19 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 plates Some states will use a windshield sticker some will use date tabs on the license plates while even wooden wood wood- en en fibre board tags will be avail avail- able About half halt of the states will continue to use the old plates with a small tab tab or strip as shown above attached to them Of these states slates 13 will wUl not even use steel for the purpose regis reels will be shown by a windshield wind shield sticker r. r Florida and Massachusetts will use both tag and windshield identifier identifier- Uon Uon F Pennsylvania's license which has had added a touch of individuality by having the plates in the shape of the tle states state's outline will go a little further this year in originality by having a date tab in the form of the states state's symbol a keystone Ingenuity has been shown in e every ery state stale with the license problem Illinois is using new plates made from fiber board Arkansas is using wooden plates for trucks and motorcycles motorcycles motor motor- cycles but passenger cars will use their old license plus a windshield sticker Wyoming will have new plates of orange letters and black background back ground because they were made before belore the order went into effect The other four states' states new color combinations are arc Colorado yellow letters with black background Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois white letters with green background background back back- ground Mississippi white letter with green background South Caro Carolina Carolina lina Una black letters with yellow back ground Th The new plates with plates with th exception of Illinois will Illinois will be Issue one to an automobile while the WP order stands |