Smyrna times., 1928-12-05
new AND SUCCESSFUL AUTO
SYSTEM TRIED OUT IN STATE
MAGISTRATES IN STATE FIND
MUCH CONFUSION ELIMINATED
Less Work For Clerks, Saves Time,
Less Trouble and Fewer Mistakes
Are Made With New system

| At dinner last week the heads Of
/ the automobile department told mag
istrates and other officials of the new
licensing system now in effect in the
4 State William Ball, of Dover, Adj
ministrator of the Automobile Depart
ment, who presided at the meeting,
said that the new system of registra
ton Of new cars and the registration
of old ones is working we'll. Eve ex-
pect to have one of the most efficient
economical and smoothly running sys-
tefs of registration in the United
States if we have the whole-hearted
cooperation of about $4,000 owners
of pleasure cars and 1000 owners of
trucks and other commercial vehicles.
The most necessary thing TO do at
present, Administrator Ball said, is to
impress upon car owners the import
ance of notifying the Automobile Di-
vision at Dover on or after next Tues
day, as to whether the applications
for registration have been received.
Due to change in address a number of
applications have been returned. The
magistrates praised the new system,
saying that it was Of great assistance
to them and their clerks, saving time,
trouble and mistakes. The general
public is reported as pleased with the
plan AZ far as it has gone and is
watching how it works with interest.
Mr. Ball, Mr. Grantland, James a.
Boyd, Mrs Nellie Wolcott and other
officials Of the Automobile Depart
ment present at the conference, point
ed out that in the year to come there
Will be a considerable sowing in the
department due to the cutting down
of the time and labor and the annual
need for extra help to handle the re-
registration The new operator and
license cards will be SO marked and
checked that a complete record Of All
the drivers in the state will be on file,
In this way those drivers that have
been convicted Of criminal negligence
in driving will be eliminated, and will
not be able to evade the law as in the
past. Nearly $4,000 Of the new ap-
plications have ben mailed to the own
ers of pleasure cars alone in Della
ware. Persons desiring To obtain the
same numbers held BY them during
1928 or special numbers could obtain
them by applying at a magistrates
Office or at the Secretary Of States
offices at Dover before November 70.
Starting with December 3, the new
1929 tags will be issued to the general
public. The tags will have the state
colors of gold and blue, the figures
and letters being blue ard the back
ground being gold 4 small blue dia-
diamond, the state emblem, will Be
marked on the tag to the left Of the
| license number. on tile righ the fig
ures "29" and Del" will appear. The
operators license cars will be mailed
to all 1928 holders Of licenses. 1t is
necessary upon receipt Of the card to
sign it in the two places designated
and return it to the Secretary Of
States office, either by applying at
tile magistrates Office Oh sending It to
Dover. The cost Of registration Of
each pleasure car depends upon the
weight of the car and its passenger
carrying capacity. The new system
has brought out slight discrepancies
in the Old system which has resulted
in a slight revision of rates in some
cases. In the case Of new cars, tenn
porary registration permits will be IS
sued, good for five days until the Do
yer office have had time to forward
the registration from Dover. The
temporary cards are god for five days.