Smyrna times., 1931-09-02
|RFDRCDNVERI|NG TOWN
|I INTO PICTURE THEATRE
,pcTS MAKING BLUE
HTS Hits FOR APPROVAL

- Growing That a Modern
ns vs. picture Theatre Might
anere lnS a Valuable Asset
Una Town Council is having
a,s 90 over the Town Hall
ssTs .sv'' them give plans and
tngs aays and estimated costs for
a-ting II the building into a mod
lnoviSg s,,n picture theatre. Sew
y blne prints the past week
.-irg with John C. Mannering
man of the opera House Com.
i,-' and other members OF
rua Town Council. The plan
Understood, is to take out the
] second floor Of the building
roake it a ground floor propo-
with high ceiling, attractive
[nce, lobby, stage and cloak
! and elevated floor. This
n if adopted would do away
tbe Opera House auditorium
J second floor and would take
4 theatre purposes the entire
aoor now occupied by the Al
ans office, the Smyrna Lib
and the rooms and garage OF
bavid c. Harrison Post, Amer
Legion Of Smyrna. Just what
eli will do for a Town jan or
4 has not been definitely de-
but in event Of remodeling
building, another location VIII
to be provided. The thlro
II the building now occupied
harmony Lodge, No. IL, a. +.
MI will not be disturbed,
said. other than to provide a
stairway entrance for the
pns to use.
esiderable Discussion Of Late
Swn Council has been having
derable discussion Of late as
Sbans and ways and means for
cing it. Some members favor
W. company with the Town Of
kna owning the controlling
ber Of shares Of stock issued.
Is favor the Town improving
and leasing it for a
n Of years and still others feel
would be better off to dis
" Of the Town Hall property to
3Eyndicate offering a satisfac-
price and letting said syndi-
or private concern bear what
expense is needed for convert
lhe building into a modern
hg picture theatre. Benjamin
fler Of Dover, who operates
fanital Theatre and TemDle
Wire in Dover, and the Strand
#tre in Smyrna, has been be-
@Ememoers Of Town Council a
Der Of times offering to take
ke On the Town Hall property,
3buncil would make the neces-
changes. In addition to Mr..
rler, other parties, it is said,
n like to take over the propo-
in the event Smyrna should
3tilitate the old Opera House
make it ground floor PROPOSE
Council, however, has decid-
"a nothing definite and will not
" all plans, specifications and
mates are in. It may be in the
\ outcome that a referendum
I Of the property owners and
tpayers Of Smyrna would have
4 obtained But at any event
z laudable ambition on the
Nof Smyrna to want a modern
hg picture theatre and to
Smyrna a center for such at
lons instead Of putting the
to the expense Of motoring
46ver or Middletown to See the
pictures and plays. Smyrna
to it probably, more
and communities than either
or Middletown.
~ opened Roads Favor Town
new roads opened to Mary
throws: Sudlersville, Milling
Massey, Galena, Hartly,
levllle, Marydel, and other
VINO could reach Smyrna for
g pictures and plays and 9TH
eftalnment in quicker time.
s. smyrna has already Clay
henton, Cheswold, Blackbird.
SEND Taylor's Bridge Section
good territory to draw from.
ould therefore seem that
pa is advantageously situated
modern theatre and with tbe
P boost on the part of SMYRNA
Council, Smyrna Business
Association and other organ
ns and citizens. Snnvrna
= mdde a center for attrac-
II out Of town.