Smyrna times., 1921-02-23
|IlII PROMISES TO ENJOY
|'I|I AND INDUSTRIAL BOOM
.,pv1A STAR, OF WHINING
rvs TRIBUTE TO SMYRNA

School, Concrete NOAo'' f'aA IN
II md Movie Theatres In Line
I I, Smvma's Progressive Spirit
4 !. wilmington Delmarvia Star, in
.i,0 the number of contemplate
s. uS industries and roads, noting
D's s.st few weeks in The Smyrna
sars: "Few cities or towns on
n,lmaria Peninsula have great
...npcts for civic and industrial
% .nnpnt during the year 1921
s.s SMYRNA, the metropolis of
II Teut county. Already this
hos one of the most modern
ia.l electric power plants to be
srvwbere, paved streets and an
..,ii,r new federal building. The
# the town are hard to excel
.,,ss many times its size, and it
town that does not seem to
tbe effects of the general busl-
l,urpssion that has struck the
I. country. But Smyrna is the
=, center and the hub of the
AGRICULTURAL section of the
,,ula The developments in pros
m SMYRNA along civic and in
al lines this year will be varied.
,rpest single enterprise that
.-rsns at the present time are in
sd in is fax. Flax is the most
-sptly spoken word in the diction-
n Smvrna. The reason is this,
rbsapeake Flax and Linen Cor
uia. Incorporated with capitaliza-
# 81 15OO,OOO, Will begin about Jlle
sf Nav, the construction of a
! for the manufacture of linen and
FvUducts from flax. The plant,
irt Of its kind in the United
: will cost about 100000 and
\ erected on the banks of the
a river, about one mile from
m. Other factories will be
hcials of the concern state, as
as the demand and the crop
make necessary. Over 1906
fax have been contracted fol
hers in the vicinity of Smyrna
r. The enterprise is the out
Ii the invention of a new pro-
8 hsn as the Robinson process.
zag the fax fibre. The corpor-
tends to import from ireland
a hundred experienced liner
EE which will mean a decideI
aa in the population of Smyrna
S1ted that certain business in
s Of the town are negotiating
0ther manufacturing concerns
view to having them locat'
plants in Smyrna. No defnit'
nation is to be had as yet con
Pig these.
lasm School and Movie Theatre
nyna is also to have many ney
agS Of Importance. The mos
aR among these is the erection il
Rar future of a public schoc
ng to be combined with tn
n structure, which will be re
This will give Smyrna a ne'
wy school, made possible th-'
% issue and a gift of $4,000
ae Delaware School Auxiliar
y ea1on. Smyrna already has on
most up-to-date schools on til
aa, with household arts, agr
n' manual training and gym
apartments. The town ais
e largest school enrolment
'1e outside the city of Wilmin,
A new colOred school is also III
alSIrueton in Smyrna. The e
"a y cost Of this structure is abol
" Other new buildings to !
y motion picture theatre ,
~Ice street by Mark McManr
sZ0'OOO; on which constructi'
WI commence around March
.I'aler theatre on Delawa
y Horace David, which is ;
ander construction. A NOV
l4S also been started iowa
! new building erected and
n. ~ lfe alarm system installed
% Fire Company.
''nerete Roads Out of Smyr
construction of the Du Pc
stretch through Smyrna
- get underway early in
Inc right of way has be
ana the moving of houses a
usIaeles in the way of the re
: nenced. According to w.
a member Of the St
commission, four other
ss..s SOads will be reccmmen,
bm SucIlon at an early date. {
iyrna to Leipsic, by way
St.. 1ne'; NJ the second from SIN
Ess, Maryland hne throuhg CT
foS. n and DOwnes' Chapel;
= Sst smyrna to Deakynesvi
I,Sah Vrrth. from Smyrna to Fl,