Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
LABOR DAY,HOuDAY IN SMYRNA;
RUSH TO NEARBY BAY RESORTS
BUSINESS PLACES ARE CLOSED;
CARNIVAL CONTINUED MONDAY
Thousands of Motorists Seek Wood
land Beach, RehObOth and Other
Resorts for the Weekend or Day


Resorts for the Weekend or Day
Labor Day was observed as a holi-
day in Smyrna with practically all
stores and business places closed. The
holiday afforded many of our folks an
opportunity for a weekend motor trip,
some leaving on Saturday and not
getting home until yesterday (Tues-
day. morning. Aside from the car
nival and movie theatre, there were no
attractions in Smyrna. Labor Day,
marking the conclusion of summer va
cations, and back to school movement
and was observed by thousands at the
beaches, camping grounds and outing
places. All the afternoon until late
in the night, thousands of motorists
filled the principal thOroughfares. Va
cationiStS thrOnged the railroad sta
tiOns all day, returning home tanned
and sunbuned from the beach and
camps. The sight of thousands of
automobiles along the dupont High
way was a motor pageant, an immi-
grafton of lovers of the great-Out-
doors to the everyday life in the cit
les. The vehicles were burdened with
everything from canoes to household
articles, heavily laden with cots, tents
and the like. The State police were
kept busy handling the traffic outside
the city limits and at the entrance to
Wilmington, traffic police worked
every minute of the day directing the
machines. Highway police at mid
night reporting off duty, said the
travel was the greatest they had ever
/ experienced. What was more re-
markable they pointed out, was the
absence of any serious accidents.
None of the troubles experienced
along the road was sufficient to be
reported and the men were greatly
elated that a day, such as Labor Day,
1925, was the greatest in the history
of road use in this State, should have
I passed over without fatalities. The
I Delaware Railroad and the ferries at
Wilmington and New Castle handled
an unusually large traffice.
Woodland Beach Had Crowd All Day
Woodland Beach was the mecca for
many from this vicinity who preferred
the dirt and marsh road to the Bay
rather than negotiate the congested
dupont highway. All the concessions
did a rushing business, the Hotel was
full over the weekend and bathing
was indulged by many. The Eastern
Realty Company who purchased
Woodland Beach and restored it to its
old time popularity have had a salts
factory season and feel, as do thOus-
ands of its patrons, that a good i'm
proved road from Smyrna to the re-
sort is all that is needed to give i'm
petus to more and better amusementS
concessions and a more popular resort
in every way. The order over the
weekend was excellent. Woodland
Beach will continue to draw crowds
until cool weather arrives. Deemers
Beach, Delaware Beach, Bowers anC
Rehoboth drew thousands of motor
parties and like Woodland Beach en-
joyed a prosperous weekend.
Maryland Resorts Did Big Business
Betterton Beach, Crystal Beach
Chesapeake Haven, COLCHESTER and the
resorts along the Chesapeake alsC
drew crowds. Fortunately, up unit
after 10 o'clock Monday night, there
had only been one accident along the
treacherous piece of highway leading
to Salisbury, Md, from Elkton, Md.
and in that mishap just the machines
were damaged. One woman escaped
with slight cuts from flying glass.