The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-25
SOMERSET COUNTY FARM BUREAU MEM.
BERSH|P CAMPAIGN IS STARTED
Basis for Awarding Prizes--Events in Different
Towns--Accomplishments of 1924

ty, the first meeting being held in
the fourth district made up of Scion,
North Arson, East New Portland and
Madison. The county is divided into
districts. comprised of the above men
toned communities as the fourth dis
trict. Harmony Cambridge and
Ripley as the first; Hartland. st. Al
bans and Palmyra as the second;
Athens, Cornvlle and Canaan as the
third; Skowhegan, Norridgewock,
Fairfield and Larone as the fifth, with
Mercer as a separate unit.
The plan is to start the campaign
in each section before starting in any
other. The community chairman is
in charge of the campaign In his com
mnnity, and each district is superyis-
ed by a district manager. Clyde
Getchell of Madison holds this posi-
ton for the fourth district.
Special emphasis is being placed
upon the value of a short, quick
campaign whereas in years past the
idea has been to start in soliciting
members when desired and as pleased !;
now the plan is 10 all start on some
set date or at least have some time
set for the close of the campaign.
Because of the prizes awarded by
the State Federation for the Farm
Bureau membership campaign every
solicitor, community chairman. and
district manager can win points for
the county by successfully carrying
Ing out their allotted tasks.
Basis for awarding prizes:
A-Communitys l. Five points to
each community that equals or ex-
eeeds its previous years membership
on or before the annual meeting.
2. Ten points to a committee when
each of its members secure five or
more renewals or new members on or
before the annual meeting. 3. Fiji
teen points to each community that
secures IS per cent renewals on or
before the annual meeting.
B-District: A group of three or
more communities with one manager.
Five points allowed each community
in the same district when each and
all have: l. Equalled or exceeded
their previous years membership on
or before the annual meeting. 2. Sc
cured the renewals of Is per cent of
the previous years members on or
before the annual meeting.
County: /. twenty-five points
to counties securing 30 per cent re-
newals on or before the annual meet
ing. 2. Fifty points to counties Sc
curing So per cent renewals on or be-
fore the annual meeting. 3. Seven
ty-fve points to those counties Sc
curing 70 per cent or more renewals
on OF before the annual meeting
4. Ten points to those counties hav-
ing so per cent of their previous
Years total membership on or before
the annual meeting Fifteen points
to those counties having rs per cent
or more OF their previous years total
membership on or before the annual
meeting. 1. Cash prizes will be
awarded to the three counties receiv-
ing the highest score, 1st prize, $50;
End prize, 800 3rd prize, 500. g. Mem
bership reported must be based upon
the number of cards in the Office at
the close of the ANNUAL meeting.
Every solicitor, therefore, and 9TH
ers taking any active part in the
campaign who do not do their allotted
part lessen the chance of Somerset
County winning one of these prizes.
Where the membership is not a large
one as is the case in some counties.
ii should be much easier to win a
large number of points than some of
the other counties who have a greater
membership The date for the an
nual meeting which is the time that
!, the contest will close in this county
is October %
The committee meeting for Madison
was held at the home of Clyde Getch-
ell with thirteen members present, all
of whom renewed their membership
for the year before leaving that even
ing. The solicitors are Mrs. o. w.
Luce, John Healy, Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
Getchell. Clyde Getchell being chair
man for that community as we'll as
district manager. 1t is well to men
ton the fact that of the communities
ins the county since it has organized
Madison has been the most consistent
in its membership, which has been as
follows for the past three years:
1922, 20 men, "a women, making a
total of 44 1923. 20 men, "a women,
making a total of A; 1924, % men,
"a women, making a total of AS Madi-
son challenges any community in the
county. as well as in the state who
can show a more consistent record
than this
The first meeting was held at North
Arson and solicitors were appointed
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. o. w.
Counce, w. ]. Rand, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Barron, Mr.. c. A. Storer, Mrs.
Annie Smith, Mrs. Gene Paine, Fred
Parsons, Mrs. Lee Ellis. w. j. Rand
is the chairman for the community.
The time set for the close of the con-
test in that community is October s.
The solicitors for Scion are as fol-
lows: o. D. Dean, Ivan Brown, Mrs.
Mary French. Mrs Ethel Rowell, Mrs.
Flora Adams. The women are to-
close their contest Sept q, while
the men will close October Z.
The coming week meetings will be
held in Fairfield, Norridgewock, Show
hogan, Larone, Cornville. Moscow and
Mercer Meetings will probably be
held in Canaan and Athens the goth
and Goth. With the close of these
meetings the campaign will be started
in all communities and districts west
of Harmony, Hartland and PittsReld,
which seems to be the natural divi-
sion of the county.