![Olaf Hommy and his car, ca. 1945](http://southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/0388.01.09-1024x630.jpg)
The July 15, 1948 paper reported the sighting of a car with Hawaii license plates in town. It created enough attention for the newspaper to send someone to talk to the car’s owners. I remember when you could tell if an Alberta car was from out of town, just by the license plate numbers.
Researched & written by Kathryn Auger
![The Herald Tribune ~ July 15, 1948](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/15-7-1948-HT.jpg)