The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 4, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 July 1976 — Page 8

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bbibbbi^hbbk® An Interview With Susie Reed By Jo Hershberger Susie Reed brought honor to this community recently when she was elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Because she is the first person from Walkerton ever to be chosen as a delegate to a national political convention many residents have asked. “How did she do it?" In the following interview we talked with Susie about her qualifications and her,role in the upcoming convention. Q. How did you become involved in the 1976 campaign? A. 1 heard Jimmy Carter speak at Notre Dame on April 6 and was recruited by him personally. How did he happen to select you? A. I asked him how I could work for him — and. 1 guess, because of my enthusiasm he knew I was sincere. He had his state coordinator

Th POWER of 1776 M 6 * - PRINT in AMERICAN HISTORY m WILLIAM PENN AND AMERICAN CITIES

This article is adapted from a program of historical monographs created by the St Regis Paper Company in an effort to rededicate our heritage and renew our pride in our country's achievements. Although cities had been built in what was to become the United States since the 1500’s when St. Augustine was erected, the turning point in .American urban planning wasn’t reached until 1682 when William E William Penn Penn created the city of Philadelphia The well-known Quaker and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania is believed to have based his designs on his extensive reading of almanac and town planning books and maps current in his day He laid out the city like a gridiron between two rivers, with five large squares that were the first examples of park planning in the New World

contact me — and three days later I was in Indianapolis helping in the state Carter headquarters. Later I served as co-coordinator for St. Joseph county until the primary May 4. Q. You worked, then, as a cochairman in the South Bend headquarters. What did you do? A. My duties included scheduling Carter functions, press coverage, volunteer recruitment, fundraising. research polling and representing Jimmy Carter at political functions. Since the primary 1 have been the Carter St. Joseph county coordinator and was chairman of the third-district fund-raiser for him on June 8 in South Bend. Q. Did you ever get to meet any of the Carter family during that time? A. Yes. I had dinner with his wife. Roselynn and his eight-year-old daughter. Amy. I also met and

Thomas Jefferson liked Philadelphia's geometric order so much that as Governor of Virginia he planned a major extension of Richmond in an equally symmetrical grid pattern and hoped that the same system would be used in designing the new national capital at Washington. In a letter to President Washington in April. 1791, Jefferson mentioned a number of European cities, adding that “they are none of them comparable to Philadelphia." Since Philadelphia was the national capital during the last decade of the 18th century, it attracted many visitors and it also served as one of the principal points of departure for settlers bound west to the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes frontiers. It was almost inevitable that founders of new communities elsewhere in the country drew on their knowledge of Philadelphia and used it as a model in laying out their own towns The publication of many maps of the city also helped popularize its design Founders of countless communi ties in the 19th century adopted the form of Phila delphia's Renaissance type central square The heritage of Penn’s plans for the development of urban property in uni formly measured lots and the even frontage of build

talked with two of his sons. Chip and Jack. The family was very down-to-earth and thanked me for my help in the campaign. Q. After the primary you decided to run for national delegate. A. That's right. But. in all honesty. I never expected to win! Some of my opponents in the third district (which covers St. Joseph, Elkhart and LaPorte counties) were seasoned political veterans. Q. What steps did you take? A. 1 had to file the proper forms and have them certified by the Carter delegate agent for the state of Indiana. Seven poeple from our district were running, and only five could be elected. At the state Democratic convention in Indianapolis June 14 and 15 I was one of the five chosen by the third-district representatives. I was amazed that I received the second highest number of votes. Q. When you attend the national convention In New York City In July will the Democratic party pay your expenses? A. No — this has to come from my own pocket. Q. How much will It cost? A. My expenses will run from $750 to si.ooo. Q. Is any group helping to finance you? A. Yes — the Walkerton community is helping, and I am very grateful to them. A group of non-partisan citizens and businessmen is having a "Get Susie Out of Town” reception June 30 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the old Knights of Columbus building to help raise funds chaired by Leo Mahoney and John Corwin. Q. Is it unusual to have a community rally behind a delegate? A. Very much so! Everyone here has been so nice. Most delegates are financed by organizations or individuals. I'm the only one I know of who is being helped by a town. My trip to the convention is possible only because of the help of the people of Walkerton and the tremendous support of my entire family. Susie smiled when we asked if, as a high school history student she ever imagined that someday she would serve as a national delegate. "I've been concerned for a long

ings were additional influences on American urban design. The regular lot size and building lines became the residential pattern for central cities. Penn’s promotions of the sale of his Pennsylvania property to Englishmen and Europeans initiated a method which was to be repeated LET T E R William Perm iV^wietArv and Governuur at I’INNS\I. V A N I A In Amcrna. COMMiTTEE fm Boarti, d tutors P H I L A I) k L rm A • I I N • lYvnutvfr •< Hat (twin rhrrr,/ • l • •• — ». MM •MM —.l -g New York Public Library Rare Book Division many times over in brochures and newspapers as new American territories and states sought to attract immigrants to their lands. The ideas of William Penn, spread through the lasting power of print, have continued to be one of the primary moving forces in the physical development of the cities and suburbs of the United States.

time with the future of our country and its government. Too many people are under the impression that their vote doesn't really count. But 1 believe one person can make a difference and everyone, if he feels deeply about an issue, should try!" Four years ago Susie Reed voted in her first presidential election. Now, in 1976. she is a national delegate who will choose presidential and vice-presidential candidates. vote on planks for the Democratic platform and, when she is not on the convention floor, will work for Governor Carter with uncommitted delegates. She has, indeed, come a long way!

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