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5. To the isolation of the dirt farm we now see contrasted the advantages of the farm lands skirting the greenbelt town. Here the farmer is no longer isolated, but takes his place as a vital part of a community. He has good land, a modern home with running water, utilities which he owns co-operatively with the community. He has good roads and a steady market for his produce. He is near a theatre and shops. His wife has a kitchen which is a model of efficiency (mrs arbuthnot?) and his children have the advantages of superior schools and the companionship of other children.

The narrator says: "Now the work is completed - A thousand homes for [[/strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] thousand fortunate families - A community planned for their happiness, [[/strikethrough]] a town designed for living [[/strikethrough]] where the country and the city meet - a town designed for living - A thousand fortunate families -"

As the narrator speaks a map of the United States appears with a shaded area locating the greenbelt town.

Narrator: "A thousand homes for a thousand fortunate families-"

Two more greenbelt towns appear.
Narrator: "Three thousand homes for three thousand fortunate families ---"

More towns appear, now rapidly, indicating the P.W.A. housing projects.
Narrator: "Ten thousand homes for ten thousand fortunate families ---"

In this way the housing projects of all government agencies