The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 12, 1931, Page 8

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1931 Motor Vehicle Many A Story Behind Auto Licenses, Registrar Testifies Behind the prosaic numbers on mo- tor ‘vehicle license plates lurk many ® story. Taxe it from W. 8. Graham, the state motor icle registrar, they are not always mute and meaning- less numbers. True, they indicate an |iteves the registrar from finding a taker for Tag No. 13, by taking it himself. It has been Schultz's tag jfor the last few years and it’s a good! lucky number, should anyone ask him. No. 1, though, is at a premium. automobile has been properly regis-; This year W. E. Byerly, state land tered, but with many people that is; commissioner, is the proud possessor secondary. For a forgetful husband, the num-! bers on the plate on the family car|A. Vermilya of Towner, McHenry may represent the date of his wife's birthday, or again, they might cor- respond with the owner's telephone) number. And some people are pretty fin- iesy about the tags they get, says; Graham. People want plates that correspond| to their house numbers, the date of sonny boy's first tooth, and many another anniversary which they con- sider important. Numerous applications already are on file for licenses to be issued aftcr Jan, 1, asking for special numbers. These plates are furnished by the! motor vehicle registrar, as requested,| unless there has been a prior request.| Some Numbers Taboo Then again, there are the numbers that people don't want. Combina- tions of “13's” don't go so good, Gra-| ham finds, and he cited the case of) a lady who was given tag “13-13-13. She indignantly returned it, making) it clear that there were to be no “13's”) on her auto plates, so the registrar! sent her another number with thej ominous “13” missing. An accommodating employe, Gra-} ham finds, is H. E. Schultz, a clerk) in the department. For Schultz re- Williston Elevator of the tag, but he will have to give it up next year. It will go to. George county abstractor, who has had his application on file for the last few months. Vermilya is somewhat of a con- noiseur of license tags, and recently donated to the registration depart- ment a complete set of North Da- kota license plates. The set inciudes plates dating from 1911, the first year in which automobile tags were used in the State. Graham tried to “sell” Governor George F. Shafer the No. 1 tag, and asked the state's chief executive for permission to enter his application for it. The governor, however, pre- ferred to have a less distinctive num- ber, like most other folks. Lieutenant Governor John Carr this year is No. 2, while No. 3 marks the car of Senator Lynn Sperry. First 10 Distributed The first 10 numbers are well dis- tributed over the state, motor vehicle records show. H. C. Goddard of El- lendale has No. 4; George E. Shunk, Bismarck, No. 5; H. J. Larson, Wat- ford City, No. 6; P. W. Johnson, | Fargo, No. 7; M. P. Paterson, Ken- mare, No. 8; Rosalia Mueller, Stan- ton, No. 9, and Wesley Ackerman, Bismarck, No. 10. Unless the request is made for a special number, plates are issued in the order in which applications are Operator Arrested| —— ‘ | Williston, N. D., Oct. 12.—(F)—M. J.) Casey, manager of the Farmers Ele-/} vator at Spring Brook, northeast of | here, destroyed by fire last July 30,’ was arrested Friday on a forgery! charge in connection with manage- ment of the elevator. Casey's arrest followed a three- months’ investigation, instituted after the fire. It was requested by stock- holders and directors. Investigators for insurance compan- ies claimed following the fire that dis- crepancies in inventories were discov- ered when claims were presented. The State's attorney’s office was notified by insurancec ompanies that Casey had been manager of elevators at Foxholm and Crosby which had burned. Walter Burk, assistant states attor- ney, said he is prepared to bring 16 additional charges of forgery against Casey, as well as a charge of grand larceny and four charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Oasey declared the trouble is due to a community feud and that he can prove his innocence. HAZELTON VETERAN DIES Hazelton, N. D., Oct. 12—Frank W. Orthmeyer, 79 years old, a resident of Hazelton since 1900, died from a stroke here. He leaves his widow and five children. Sons and daughters are Mrs. Gladys M. For- tier, Borup, Minn.; Mrs. Evelyn R. received. The “early birds,” who en- ter applications from six months or more before the licenses are issued, get the choice of the low numbers. But Graham sympathizes with them all. He is rather partial to a certain number himéelf, It came about when he was a newspaper edi- |tor and publisher at Watford City, and was given No. 30, which is the newspaperman’s symbol for “end.” He still retains it. Graham tells the story of a New Leipzig merchant who asked for Plate No. 9666, because he wanted the figures to correspond to the mo- tor number on his car. So Graham sent him the number requested. A few days later the tags came back, with a letter from the merchant, somewhat impatient be- cause he received tags number 9996. Graham sent the same tags to the merchant for the second time, with instructions to hold them right side up, and another knotty problem was solved. ° | Stickler Solution | Jenner, Medina; Benajah P. Orth- meyer, Frank W. Orthmeyer, and ‘Woodrow W. Orthmeyer, all living in Hazelton. SIDEGLANCES - - “But I never have dates when I'm posing for a magazine cover. hold that. sweet, dumb expression more than eight hours.” George Clark I can't Every Mor Real Livi On Our Here’s A World of Fun Big Amateur Vodvil Acts at the GParamountg, For Everyone! Don’t Miss These Big Nights! nday Nite e Talent Stage! 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