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HOME FRONTONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ALABAMA STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL.

1. MONTGOMERY, ALA., JULY, 1944 NUMBER II

irmingham Plants Win National AwardJefferson County Outstanding.In Number ofPlants Honored

Two hundred of Alabama's representative citizens gathered at thisimpressive ceremonial banquet at th e Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham

/when fifteen plants received th e Nat iona l Secur it y Award for out -standing efficiency i n P la nt Protection Services. State Defense Di.rector Haygood Paterson and H. Burton Andrews, Ch ie f o f Civilian

P r o t e c ~ i o n represented t he S ta te Defense Council. The StockhamPipe Fitt ings Company and Alabama By-Products Corporation willreceive th e Secur ity Award for . the maintenace of an unusual s'afetyrecord at a special ceremony in July.

"Enough clothing to provide moreA Nationwide survey of th e re - than 100,000,000 persons with comof war workers, .their leaders plete outfits will be required in th ed employers, to th e invasion of relief period immediately after th ehas been completed ty War -reconquest of Europe...."Drive Headquarters of "The c lo th ing probl em . . . ise War' Production Board. The probably more acu te than the fooddisclosed that there is a new problem and the bulk of this clothspirit on th e home front. ing will have to be supplied, if at all,Employee morale and production by th e United States."been stimulated by mention of These excerpts from it report ofequipment in action abroad, th e National Planning Association,upsurge is reflected in meeting as pub li shed i n t he New York Times,schedules, absenteeism underscore -the effort which the GWd t urnove r have dropped, and RA is making to collect 20 millionis a greater willingness, par- garments for Greece.among women to seek war The Associ at ion's dri ve is nowemployment. e ight months old. (Turn to page 3)

Buy Bonds! DirectorPaterson UrgesAlabamians"All. th e things which we use inthis war, everything we send to

ou r fighting allies, costs moneya lo t of mQney. One sure wayevery man, woman, and child cankeep faith with those who havegiven, and ar e giving their lives,is to provide th e money which isneeded to win th e final victory."I u rg e a ll Ameri cans to buyWar Bonds without s tint."President Franklin D. Roosevelt thus appealed to th e HomeFront to back th e Fighting Front,by supporting th e Fifth WarLoan Drive, the most important- of th e War-with it s $16 billiongoal.State Defense Council Director,Haygood Paterson ha s been re ceiving reports- from all point s inAlabama to the effect that LocalDefense Councils are rallying toth e support of th e bond issue._Alabama's quota is $102,000,000.Director Paterson ha s asked allChairmen, Commanders, and Dir ec to rs o f Citizens Service Corpsto offer the services of their or ganizations to their War BondChairman .. "Alabama ha s never failed".according to Mr. Paterson-"Andhe r people will no t fail now."Montgomery LeadsState In June ForWAVE RecruitingWith a total of 15 young women,th e Montgomery Navy RecruitingStation led th e State for t he mon thof June; Birmingham followingwith 11.A contest was started betweenBirmingham and Montgomery. whenL. D. Rouse, President of th e Mont

gomery Chamber of Commerce i ssued a challenge to J. Frank Rushton, Jr., President of th e Birming-ham C. of C.In a telegram to Mr. Rouse, Mr.Rushton said, "Your victory with15 WAVES is a definite contribution to th e War. I am giving apint o f blood to th e Blood Bank inyour name."

July Named FoodPreservation Month

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From plow to pla te 20% to 30% ofall food is wasted. F ood saved iGequivalent to extra food produced.I t is no t only impor tant to producesufficient food for ou r servicemenbu t also to improve th e nutrition ofou r population while th e war is going on. The County NutritionCouncils in Alabama through th e aidof t he S ta te Nutrition Council haveadopted programs, which will make"Food Fight For Freedom".Special attention was directed inJune to th e elimination of foodwaste. July is th e Food PreservationMonth. All County Councils havebeen given copi es of recommendations and techniques on Home FoodPreservation and the StandardTimetable for Alabama a s re com mended by th e Alabama NutritionCouncil. Emphasis is centered nowon saving th e over-all food supplyby preserving food at home.August is designated 'as Crop Corpsmonth, while"'leptember is Nutritionmonth throughout th e Nation.

Stockham Pipe Co.Ala. By-ProductsLatest HonoredWhen th e National SecurityAward was presented in April to

fifteen Birmingham plants , Jefferson County went down in th e annalso f Civ il ian Defense history as receiving th e largest number of awardsever made to one county in theUnited States at one time. Theceremonial banquet at th e TutwilerHotel will l ong be r emembered asan outstanding event.Again, Alabama plants distinguishthemselves. Stockham Pipe Fitt ingsCompany and Alabama By-ProductsCorporation of Birmingham will beadded to the Sta te 's honor roll inJ ul y for out st andi ng efficiency inPlant Protection services, when theywill receive th e OCD Nat iona l Security Award, sympol of industrialpreparedness on th e home front.The National Security Award wasestablished by .the National Officeof Civ il ian Defense to be given toplants and facilities not enti t led toreceive the Army-Navy E, in recog-

Clothing N e e d ~Rise Every IVlonthl\1oraleStimulated ByInvasion News

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PAGE. TWO HOME FRONT JULY, 1944

Here And There On The Home Front Sylacauga PoliceGiven Merit AwardFor Fine ServiceTwenty-five Sylacauga AuxiliaryPol icemen were awarded the 500hour Service Ribbon and Certificateof Merit June 27, at an informal

chicken fry given by th e SylacaugaAuxiliary Police in honor of theirmember s, who had distinguishedthemselves by significant service.Forty members attended thismeeting at th e Sylacauga MarbleBowl Swimming Pool and Picnicgrounds, Assistant Chief LamarKelley presiding.The presentation was made byDr. John Inzer, past National Chap

lain of th e American Legion to thefollowing auxiliary police: J. R.Edwards, D. H. Reynolds, O. T.Roberson, A. B. Stoner, Ed Thrash,H. A. Ellison, O. A. McDaniels, F. A.Summerlin, L. H. Jackson , LeonardScott, J. G. Pippin, Lee Motes, LyleJohnson, Woodie Knight, JamesJones , O. W. Allen, A. G. Wickersham, Lamar Kelley, Irvin Grimes,Otis Parsons, J. B. Bernard, W. M.Batchelor, E. V. Fowler, N. N. Hurtand otto Kirby.

Need Still UrgentFor Waste PaperSo serious has t he paper shortagebecome that th e Alabama PeriodicalPublishers Salvage Committee hasassigned Wil liam Gunn on a fulltime basis to th e Alabama Salvage

Committee for the durat ion of th esummer.L. E. Creel, Executive Secretary ofthe Alabama Salvage Committee expressed appreciation for th e lo an ofMr. Gunn, pointing ou t that it isduring th e summer months that pa pe r salvage activities lag because theschools a re hav ing vacat ion and itis the. school chi ld ren, who salvagemost of the paper.All agencies and individuals areurged to redouble their efforts dur

ing th e summer months to preventth e decrease in salvage just at th etime th e European invasion is well 'under way. Paper is needed morenow than it ha s eve r been neededtefore.While there is still a shortage ofcertain types of heavy metal andhousehold fats, the urgent need forwaste paper and t in cans ha s caused

the Wa r Production Board to pu tat th e disposal of th e General Salvage Division, the Indus tr ia l Unit,which in Alabama, is composed offive men who will give full timefo r t he nex t sixty days to the collection of waste paper and t in cans.Thi s condi tion was brought aboutbecause of th e unusual amount ofp ap er a nd t in required to ge t additional supplies to our a rmed forcesoverseas in as short a time a s possible.

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Record Bond SalesBy Business Women

ALABAMAChildren staying within the cityof Montgomery this summer willhave an opportunity to participatein summer programs at home. TheCloverdale town meeting da y c ampfor boys and girls is in ful l swingevery morning f rom nine unt il oneat the Cloverdale school. Olderboys and girls have a sports programin the afternoon and a dancing clubat night. More than 200 elementarychildren are enrolled i n t he morningprogram.The Kiwanis Club day c amp fo r

girls at West End has registerednearly 100 girls who assemble forvaried activities from nine unti l oneon every Monday, Wednesday, andFriday morning.The Optimist Club day camp forgirls at Oak Park has claimed 78girls, enthusiastic over every suggested actiVity. The Exchange Clubday camp fo r girls in Kiwanis Parkis reaching some 60 chi ldren, mostof whom have working mothers. .The Maxwell Field Civil ian Em-ployees ' Club is opening a new daycamp for girls at Hamner Hall Park.

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California hit's 231 nursery schoolswith an attendance of 8,127 and 205extended day care cente rs with anattendance of 5,609.

- VIRGINIASmart frocks for street wear,house dresses and a variety of otherwomen's apparel, that rivaled thoseon display at city shops were recently modeled by 34 members of sewingclasses conducted by th e RoanokeDefense Council with the cooperation of th e school home economicsdepartment.During t he pa st year classes havebeen hel d for wh it e and Negro women and 234 women have completedth e sewing courses. No furtherclasses will be held before fall , except a night class for business women beginning in June.

Montgomery's Business and Professional Women's Club is reportingthrough its Publicity Chairman,Mrs.Carrie K. Andrews th e sale of $467,645.00 in Fifth War Loan Bonds.These women have gained statewide recognition f.or intensified effortand significant attainment in eachof th e War Loan Drives . Mrs . Jennie Freehling is serving as BondDrive Chairman.

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NEW JERSEY Colley S. Baker, executive secre-Seven men, trained by th e De- t ary, out li ned th e program to combfense Council as auxil iary f iremen; farms of every bi t of scrap dur ingare serving regular tours of duty t he summer mon th s which is to bewith the fire department at Maple- followed with an intensive campaignwood, N. J. Each man serves an during the Fall t o salvage wasteaverage of two nights a week. paper, ti n cans and other neededChief Zimmer said he would wel- materials.come additional volunteers whohave had fire training.

******-MINNESOTAThe Lincoln County, MinnesotaBoard of Commissioners has .announced the appointment of Mrs.Senus M. Hansen of Tyler as thef ir st woman County Chairman ofCivil ian Defense . ,Mrs. Hansen hasserved as County Chairman of Victory Aides since ~ a n u a r y 1942 andwill carryon i n thi s capacity. Before th e War she served th e peopleof the 12th District as Representative in the S ta te Legislature in 1939.Mrs. Hansen is an outstandingexample of today's woman, who iswilling and ready to assume everyresponsibility that the shortage ofmanpower necessitates.

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ILLINOISIllinois' leading Victory Gardenerswill be selected in a "Green Thumb"contest to be conducted by th e StateWar Council. A "green thumber" isan adept amateur, "who could makea broomstraw grow i f p lanted". Special awards wil l be made to winnersin local and county competitions andthe State Champion in the adultdivision will ge t a $500 Bond.NORTH CAROLINA

Groundwork fo r a permanent recreation program to reach all ageswas laid in Morganton, N. C., withthe vis it o f Dr. Harold D. Meyer ofChapel Hill, executive secretary ofthe North Carolina Recreation Committee. A summer playground program, with swimming facilities, willbe started for children as the ope.ner of th e program.

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PENNSYLVANIAPlans fo r a concerted drive to col lect scrap on P ennsy lv an ia farmsthis summer, were adopted at a re cent meeting of th e State DefenseCouncil 's Salvage Committee.

What DoesHe Do InHisSpare TimeThe Rev. Lewis J. Grotenhuis,has a pastorate at HarmonyTownship in Sussex County, N. J.Besides attending to his ministerial duties, the Rev. Mr. Grotenhuis also:Drives the school bus everymorning and afternoon.Delivers the mail once eachday. ,Conducted ...:the Soldier Votecanvass and obtained the highestpercentageof fUled-out cards forthe enpre. county.We. are .afraid to ask what hedoes with his spare time.

State DC ReportRevealsManyWarService Activities

MICHIGANIt takes so l i tt le time to s ave fats,;---......- - - - -:- I package paper, and prepare tin cans

-bu t those few minutes bring uscloser to th e battlefields of France,in I ta ly , or on th e Pacific, according to th e Michigan Salvage. Because we DO th e work-some boywounded in Normandy will have .thesyrette he needs ; some paratrooperwill float to the ground in a strong,l ight parachute, some shipwreckedAmerican sai lor will have a signalflare to l igh t t he way of his rescuers. So little time and SO MUCHTO GIVE. Can anyone refuse to goalong on that basis?

An estimated total of 200,000 volunteers in Alabama, one out of everyfourteen persons, are now fight inga vital bat tl e on the home frontthrough partic ipation in war serviceorganizations, according to a Report of the Alabama State DefenseCouncil, just off th e press.This Report, sUInmarizing StateDefense Council operations fr om i tscreation on January 3, 1941 to April1, 1944 enumerates. among majoractivities:Organization of 67 Local DefenseCouncils embracing 97,500 volunteerswho stand ready to ass is t in gua rd

ing their communities from possibleenemy attack and nat ur al disasterand r ende r impor ta nt civilian warservices.Establishment of 150 High SchoolDefense Counc il s through which

10,000 students contribute substantially to victory.Allocation of $337,500 of UnitedStates fire f ighting equipment to 55cities and towns on the basis ofneed.Distribution of Federal Emergency medical equipment and supplies

valued at $75,000.Recruitment of 15,500 volunteersof the United States Army aircraftwarning service and 400 civilian pilots and 130 privately owned planesfo r th e Civil Air Patrol.Creation of a Volunteer FireFighting Service to help protect our19,000,000 acres of timberland.Coordination of hundreds of otheragencies concerned with variouspha se s o f civilian defense.Institution of an effective programof industrial plant fire preventionand inspection.Preparation of a State-wide disaster plan.Director Haygood Paterson in conclUding his l 'eport calls attention tothe vast protective network, whichwill render the State self sufficientand r ea dy to meet any emergency'or disaster, now or at any futur etime.

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AlabamaWar ChestPlans County UnitsFor Local NeedsI M ~ b i l e Auxiliary Truck Fire .

Companies Vie For PrizesRealistic Contests'Staged By MobileFire Companies

Volunteer Defense Firemen in Mobile have 'been training for the'real t hi ng and Auxiliary Fire Company 10-A pictured above are th eproud winners of a contest conducted by th e Mobile County Councilof Defense . The-coveted prize was $25.00 in cash a nd a handsomeplaque. The men composing th e Company appear, 'left to r ight . backrow-F. J. Brown, J. O. Donague, and Captain H. W. Clements; 'Frontrow, N. B. McAl li st er and R. B. McAll ister . Below is seen FederalFighting equipmenCallocated Mobile.

R.F.D. CarriersMayCollectWaste Paper

STOCKHAM PIPE CO.

Collection of waste paper by rural.mail carr iers on a voluntary basis ismade permi ss ib le by an officialr;uling recently published in th e U. S.Postal Bulletin. The instructions asi ssued in' this 'bulletin stated:" I t should J::e understood that ift he c ar ri er s engage in this work,it is to be strictly on a voluntarybasis. They mus t no t deviate fromthei r routes' e ithe r to collect or todeliver th e waste paper, a nd a re no tto be involved i n handl ing cas h 01'_issuing receipts in conection withpayment for such was te paper ."

The series of con test s betweenAuxili!try Truck Fire companies wasconcluded Sunday afternoon, June4th, when th e p riz es o f a plaque and$25.00 in cash were won by Company 10-A of LaFayette street, captained by H. W. Clements. The- runner-up was company 20-A of-s uburban For re st .Hills, John J.Hughes, J r. , Captain, that lost byan extremely small margin.There were two prior eliminationcontests on May 21 and 28, whichwere part ic ipated in by a numberof th e aux il ia ry f ir e companies Qfthe city of Mobile and t he ' suburbanareas. At this time th er e a re 166active enrolled members of this division.At each contest very reali st ic drillswere given by two crews of auxiliaryrescue squads.

MONTGOMERY L,EAm::.(Cont inued f rom page 1)

(Cont inued f rom page 1)nition of th e effective manne r i nwhich they have provided for their.own protection.Representatives of . the Fieldmen'sAssociation and th e Alabama In

According to agreement, a pint of spection and Rating Bureau haveI blood was to be g iven to th e Red just completed th e inspection ofCross Blood Bank by th e loser. more than 50 p la nts in t he S ta te toJlme was a record month for th e determine whe th er th ey are mainenlistment o f WAVES in Alabama.' taining adequate protective measO ther S ta ti ons with good enl is t- u res against hazards of fire, acci

ments included Opelika, Tuscaloosa dent , sabotage, and unauthorizedand Dothan with 10 each; Bessemer ent ry .8, Gadsden 7; Florence and Hunts- Reports of inspections have beenville 6; Evergreen and Anniston 2. carefully checked by th e Evaluation. Mr. Rouse was high in h is p ra ise Commi tt ee of t he S ta te s War In of th e young women, who enli sted spect ion Service; who' are calling at during the montli and expre'ssed tention' of plants to deficiencies inhope that th e fine spirit evidenced protective devices and arrangements,during June would con ti nue as long making cOnstructive recommenda-.as there is a need for more womeri tions.to answer the call of th e colors. Many plants were congratulatedCongratulat ing the enlistees, he for. their fi ne work a long th e linesdeclared, "We wish to thank each of general p ro tect ion, f ir e p revenof you; who has entered - this fine tion and pmtection, aeeident prebranch of th e Service, where you.venti6n, "and passiv.e defense.will have' an opportunity to partici- All inspections. of th e Plant Propate actively in th e successful tection Program were made by V01prosecution of th e War. unteer inspectors.

D-DAY

D means th e DawnAll shadows passed awayWaking from th e nightTo Life' s Eternal Day-Mir iam Thwaites Miller.

D means DeliveranceFreedom for t,he earthUnifying mankindHeralding rebfrth

D means th e DawnBreaking in the EastChasing clouds of darknessWaking man and beast,D means the Dat+ntlessFacing toward th e WestSurging up and onwardGiving of their best:q means DefendersOf al l that we hold dearFreeing man from bondageStifling hate and fea r

,Tefferson CountyService Corps AndVolunteers Active

******Mrs. George Lewis Bailes, Directorof th e Cit izens Service Corps andVolunteer Office, spent th e mon thof 'June at Camp Winnetaska. Situ ated in th e mountains of ShelbyCounty, Winnetaska is an annualcamping ground for teen age gir lsand is sponsored by the BirminghamSunday School Council. This marksth e twent ieth year that Mrs. Bailes,(Turn to p ag e' 4),

Th e Alabama War Chest Execut ive Commit tee at a meeting June27, recommended the. appointmentin each of th e 67 counties of th eState of an executive committee of5 outstanding citizens to s tu dy th eadvisability of a countywide chestorganization. Future appe als forfunds would be handled by these loca l committees, instead of by a local cha irman appoint ed by th eState Agency.

I t was also recommended that before t he annua l appeal for funds isl aunched in October, that th e State 'organization enter into formal contract wit h Coun ty Chest s w it h reference to local charities and needs;that any surplus funds t6 th e creditof counties from previous campaignsbe turned over to th e newly ap pointed local commi tt e for disposition.Under an amendment adopted,th e Board of Directors will consistof 67 members, .one from each county, selected locally, instead of ap

pointed by th e central authority,thus placing more power in th ehands of local leadership. TheExecutive Committee will consist of15 members, selected by th e directors.Haygood Paterson, Chest President]:lointed ou t that :while th e StateWar Chest will end with th e war,th e work it ha s sponsored will formth e nucleus of permanent Chari tyand Welfare units i n many counties.The Alabama War Chest was or ganized two years ago.to consolidate

appeals fo r wartime purposes into asingle drive-after passing on th ewor th iness o f such appea ls . I t ha swon Nat iona l r ecogni ti on and hasbeen adopt ed as a model for otherstates.

Th e Citizens Service Co'rps andVolunteer Office ha s moved itsheadquarters from 1718 Second Avenue, North to 119 North 21st Street.Th e British War Relief (Mrs. Harold Brownell, Executive Secretary)ha s also moved from th e Molton Hotel and is now sharing space withth e Service Corps.

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I PERSONALS ILt. Car li sl e P. Griffin, fonnerly

Executive Secretary of the S tate Def ense Council i s now i n F t. Benning,Ga. He passed through Montgomery recently en route to his new assignment and was most enthusiasticin his comment on Anny life.

******Mrs. Stuart X. Stephenson, whoha s served t he S ta te Defense Council in a responsible stenographic capacity since it s inauguration is nowon leave, bu t expects t o r et ur n tohe r desk by September.******Mr. Alex Smith, Jr., Chairman ofth e Fayet te County Defense Council

resigned June 14th to ente r theU. S.Marine Corps.******Mr. H. B. Andrews, State Chief

of Civilian Protection spent a fewdays in Washington, D. C., where hemet with Defense Council Officials.

******Mrs. J. Y. Brame, Director of th eMontgomery County Citizens ServiceCorps has announced th e removalof he r office from 207 Dexter Ave-nue to 202 Hudson Building.JEFFERSON COUNTY(Continued from page 3)who is also a registered nurse, hasbeeR on duty at the camp.

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Led by Major Ruth JacksonOdum, the Beauticians' VolunteerCorps (Col.) is to be commendedfor th e very excellent work done inwa r service among th e colored peop ~ . . Outstanding is th e work thatthey have done in the sale of WarStamps and Bonds, th e survey forwoman power and t he U. S. O.Jack J. Caruthers, Commander ofth e Sheffield Citizens Defense Corps

wishes t o r emind everyone that ou rboys still need our prayers.

Citizen Of TheMonth-E. D. Emigh

Heads Local GroupFor CoordinatingCommunity Services

Junior CommandosSolve LauderdaleSalvage ProblemRegional OCDOffiees ClosedThe Office of Civil ian Defenseclosed it s nine Regional Offices June

30th and set up four Field Off icesin New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans. The FieldOffices will have no adminis trat iveor policy authority bu t will ac t asliaison units to work with otheragencies on OCD programs.The National Recreation Associa-

tion announces publ ication of apamphlet, Teen Age Centers, Bird'sEye View, which tells what has beendone to provide wholesome recreation for young peopl e in variouscommunities.HEADS LOCAL GROUP

(Continued from column 2)tagious. He is eloquent in h is p re sentation of vital facts to his m em -be rsh ip, who have faith in hi sj udgmen t. Coming to Montgomeryin 1933, he has i d e n t i f i e ~ himselfwith important civic groups and hastaken an active interest in the welfare of th e community.Mr. Emigh i s off ic ia lly th e"Weather Man", holding t he t ec hnical title of Associate Meterologist.He began h is c ar ee r w it h th e Gove rnment in this field in Cheyenne,Wyoming in 1898, serving in a number of states. The greater part ofhis life, however was spe nt in th eSouth- to be exact-in Augusta, Ga.,where his four sons and a daughterwere educated. From Augusta hemoved to Mcntgomery and is nowan ardent Ala1::amian. He is Chairman of th e committee on membership and activities of th e AlabamaAcademy of Science and Director ofth e Alabama Climatological Service.At a June mee ting of th e Coordination Council, President Emighgave th e high spots of a regionalconference of Civ il ian Defenseworkers in New Orleans, La., whereth e purpose of an agency for th ecoordination of community servicewas outlined, to assist with problemsof hea lth and hospitalization, housing, recreation, transportation, crimeprevention, delinquency, welfare, etc.Montgomery's Council is exceptional in th e diverse and compre

hensive variety of it s group al lignments; in th e enthusiasm of itsmembers; in th e projects spo.nsored;and in vis ion of it s President.

Mr. Emigh is a lso serving as Commander of th e Citizens ServiceCorps. The increasing importanceof th e war service work of th e Citizens Service Corps and the fact thatagencies composing th e Coordination Council ca n be of assistance ininvestigating and solving communityproblems makes it possible for Mr.Emigh to plan project s of scope an dsignificance with the assurance thathe will have th e coopera ti on ofState, County, and Municipal A g e ~ -cies, civic and philanthropic organi~ a t i o n s in car ry ing them out.