The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-11
Resume of Present Condi- tions and Prospects for
 Future Outlined
THROCKMORTON GIVEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Plans for "Buy-a-Home" Week Fea- ture the Real Estate Exchange Luncheon-High Honor for
 Hill Ferguson

Developments at the regular lunch con meeting of Birmingham realtors yesterday at the Hillman hotel brought Ferguson, who originated the idea of "Buy-a Home week, causing 1t to be- come a national project with all real estate organizations in the United States, this week addressed the Real Estate exchange of New York city on the movement; second, A. M Throck- morton, president of the exchange, rendered his resignation, which was not accepted, to go to the officers re- serve training camp at Atlanta; third Robert Jemison. Jr., made thrilling talk to his brother realtors on Buy a-Homev week. in which he captivated his hearers
 Now is the best time to buy real estate in the history of Birmingham. said MT. Jemison. "I have never in all of the years of my experience in the real estate business in Birming ghar1 seen better opportunities. If a man wants to buy a home and has the money in the bank, 1t will be the part of wisdom for his banker to advise him and encourage him to buy now. believe that things are shaping up in such a way that it will not be long before Birmingham will begin to turn out a large amount of finished prod ucts and thereby greatly increase the pay rolls to large influx of skilled labor"
 RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED
 Frank Willis Barnett of The Age Herald told the realtors that he be- lieved that it would be a good idea to have Birmingham ministers preach Sunday, Mothers Day, ona "Mother Heaven and Home." MT. Barnett said further: q think you realtors should take pride In the fact that your es- teemed young president has volun- teered to serve his country and in- stead of accepting his resignation you should retain him as president and let him feel that he still has your good will and sympathy here at home while he is away serving his country"
 w. H. Bason, H. Key Milner, Jerome Tucker and c. Troupe Brazelton spoke, discussing the Buy Home" move ment
 Secretary R. P. McDavid, IT., sug- gested the following slogan for Buy a-Home" week:
 For what does 1t profit a man If he hath seen the caskets of many Kingdoms and hath not cottage of his own.'
 The ministers will be asked ;o preach Sunday on the advantages of owning ones own home, along witt, their Mothers Day topic. Placards will be put on the street cars advertising the "Buya Home" week project and merchants will carry slogans in their advertisements in newspapers
 The Real Estate Exchange discussed the "Buy-a-H Home week, which begins ir Rf,-v,,i i,,rIJ,, 5;x,f- The idea has become national slogan for one week each year. having originated in the Birmingham Real Estate exchange.
 ALL TO COOPERATE
 Newspapers, merchants, hardware and lumber dealers were asked to cooperate with the exchange in making the week one of the biggest in the history of the movement. The idea is for each dealer each salesman, to sell at least one home during the week. If this is done the cam paign will be tremendous success. The exchange takes the position that homes should be most. easily sold, of all things during war times, and that if every real tor will take the matter seriously each man can make. a sale in the allotted time
 T. H. Motion reported for his commit tee on the eradication of ticks that the work will soon be resumed
 The president of the exchange will give a pair of overalls to the man who brings to the exchange luncheon at some time to be designated later, the best sample vegetable from his garden, he having performed at least half of the la bor him self.
 REALTORS TO TRAINING CAMP
 It was announced that the following realtors would go to the officers train ing camp: Bert Throckmorton, Elbert Jemison, Winston Anderson, John Bethea, Bob Malone and Courtney Henley.
 The exchange voted on the referendum of the United States Chamber of Con- which is to decide the adoption of the committees report on financing the war The matter was referred to a spe- cial committee.
 The resignation of A. M. Throckmorton as president of the exchange was pre- sented to the membership. and by a unanimous vote 1t was declined. Mir. Throckmorton is leaving today for At lanta, where he will go into the officers reserve camp for training. The realtors voted to continue him as president and to make IT. A. Moseley acting president. MT. Moseley is now vice president. BIRMINGHAM MAN IS
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