Betty B.
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first heard Jul 2026
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Recording by Betty B. Bringing Back the Coal Mines I am writing today in Lens, in the center of the coal mining region.
Before it was almost annihilated by the Germans, the town had 32,000 people.
The rows of new brick houses built for the miners show its recovery.
These homes were constructed for half what they would cost in the States.
The foundations are of stone, and the bricks are better than any we have had in Washington for years.
The roofs are of red tile, fit for a millionaire's home, yet a two-story, two-family house costs less than $2,400.00.
The same sort of work has gone on everywhere and that with efficiency methods and standardized workmanship.
Every town was laid out anew according to the general plan and the houses were built with due regard to advance sanitation.
These are comparatively new things in France.
So too is the extermination of the mosquitoes which spread malaria over the devastated region at the time of the war and just after.
This region was covered with ponds,
and water-filled shell holes, each of which bred mosquitoes.
All these holes were filled, and the mosquitoes were wiped out by means of kerosene.
In the plans for the new Lens, generous spaces for playgrounds and parks were provided, and the best sites for public buildings and monuments carefully chosen.
This is true in all of the new towns, and in cities of 20,000 people or more, no structure can be put up without the approval of the mayor.
Every town works out its own plan, but almost follow the new regulations for buildings.
The inevitable result is a northern France even more beautiful than before.
The towns have widened their streets and planted new parks.
In Lille, the walls and fortifications surrounding the old city have been torn down to give 600 acres of new public playgrounds, while back of the ancient cathedral at Reims,
The plans call for a big garden for the use of the people.
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