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VI. GREENBELT PLANNING 

But the housing shortage of Washington is given some relief by entrance of the Federal Government in the field of housing. The Greenbelt suburban resettlement project is announced which will accommodate 1000 families. 

But a greenbelt development takes planning. Industrial and economic studies have to be made; plans drawn; reports studied. The region has to be mapped and the town planned.
 
VII. BUILDING A TOWN

After a town is planned, the Federal Government puts the machinery of construction into gear. The general processes include surveying and engineering; land clearances; excavation and stripping and actual construction. In every big time job certain attributes of administration must be considered. This is especially true in a public works project employing a large percentage of relief labor. Thus the relief source; first aid provisions; classes of labor; labor relations; transportation are all sources of cinema possibilities which can well be utilized.
 
VIII. WHERE LIFE IS BETTER
 
With Greenbelt completed life will be better for 1000 families who will live there. Cooler in summer and more comfortable in winter that the quarters which are available to low income families in the city, Greenbelt marks a real step forward in a rural-industrial planned town. 

The home is well lighted and well furnished. Conveniences unknown in many a city dwelling are present here. Underpasses assure safety for