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LEGAL
Notice
GREETINGS: Chas. Bost
wick and-or To whom it may
concern:
Take notice that on the first
Tuesday in December, 1975,
before the Courthouse door
(south entrance) in Butts
County, Georgia, there will
be sold to the highest bidder
for cash, the following
described property, to-wit:
1 “Smith” outboard
boat, with a McCulloch
motor, 60 hp (now on
premises of undersigned in
boathouse at intersection
Four Points Stark Road
with road leading from
Jackson to Stark) Property
being too expensive &
cumbersome to bring to
Courthouse.
which personalty has been
left at said place since
November 20, 1971, under
rental agreement, but entire
ly unpaid, and, for more than
six months next preceding
this notice has continued to
be so kept by the undersigned
and his predecessor in
ownership of said premises
virtually as involuntary,
gratuitous, or naked deposi
tories. The proceeds of the
sale made under Code
Section 12-711-13 of the Code
of Georgia, as amended, will
be applied as follows:
Expenses incurred to caring
for the property, expenses
involved in locating the
owner, whose address or
whereabouts remains un
known, advertising costs,
attorney’s fees, as well as
other charges against said
property, the balance, if any,
payable to the alleged owner,
if found.
This the 20th day of
November, 1975.
JAMES L. ABBOTT
Rt. 1, Jackson, Ga. 30233
Garland & Garland, Attys at
law
300 W. 3rd St.
Jackson, Ga. 30233
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Notice
ADVERTISEMENT OF
SALE UNDER POWER
OF SALE
GEORGIA,
BUTTS COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the
powers contained in a Deed
to Secure Debt, executed by
Alonza Collins to The Citizens
and Southern Bank of
Jackson, Jackson, Georgia,
which Deed is recorded in
Deed Book 47, Page 50, in the
Office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Butts
County, Georgia, there will
be sold at auction to the
highest bidder for cash at the
Court House door of Butts
County, Georgia, by the
undersigned, acting as At
torney in Fact for the saic
Alonza Collins between the
hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00
o’clock P.M., on the first
Tuesday in December, 1975,
to wit, December 2,1975, the
following described land, to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being
in the 552nd District, G.M.,
Butts County, Georgia,
located about one (1) mile
south of the intersection of
the Mae Higgins Road with
State Highway No. 16. Said
tract of land being in the
form of a triangle with one
side thereon fronting wester
ly on the Mae Higgins Road
240 feet, with the north
boundary being 240 feet and
the southeast boundary being
300 feet. The said tract of
land being bounded as
follows: West by the said
Flovilla Road; north by land
owned now or formerly by
Sam Ridley; and, bounded
southeast by land of L. W.
May. The said Flovilla Road
being also known as the Mae
Higgins Road.
Said powers will be
exercised and said land will
be sold by the undersigned as
Attorney in Fact for the
purpose of paying the
indebtedness secured by said
deed, to wit, the principal
sum of $6,783.32 besides
interest thereon since
November 1,1975, at the rate
of 8 percent per annum, the
installment payment due on
November 1, 1975 not having
been paid when due, and The
Citizens and Southern Bank
of Jackson, Jackson, Georgia
has elected to accelerate the
payments due, as provided in
the terms of its promissory
note secured by the subject
property, the full outstanding
balance of said note has been
and hereby is declared to be
due and payable immediate
ly. Proper conveyance will
be made to the purchaser by
the undersigned as Attorney
in Fact for said Alonza
Collins. THIS FORE
CLOSURE IS BEING MADE
FOR THE FURTHER
REASON THAT SUBJECT
PROPERTY IS NOT KEPT
INSURED.
Said property will be sold
subject to all unpaid taxes
that may be a lien on said
property.
This the 4th day of
November, 1975.
Richard W. Watkins, Jr.
Attorney for The Citizens &
Southern Bank of Jackson,
Jackson, Georgia, acting as
Attorney in Fact for
Alonzo Collins
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Notice
Georgia, Spalding County
Personally appeared be
fore me, William T. Johnson
who on oath deposes and says
that Holiday Clothing Cos.,
Inc. Ethridge Mill Village,
Griffin, Ga. is doing business
in Butts County, Georgia at
Hwy. 16 & 1-75, under the
name and style of Julian’s
Lady. The business to be
carried on is retail clothing
store
This affidavit is made in
accordance with the Act of
the Georgia Legislature
approved August 15, 1929,
and amended March 29,1937,
and March 20, 1943.
William J. Johnson
Attorney for Holiday
Clothing Cos., Inc.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15th day of
October, 1975
Sherry J. Shaw
Notary Public Spalding
County, Ga.
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Notice
Georgia,
Butts County.
Whereas, heretofore on the
22nd day of December, 1973,
Arnold R. Guest, Jr., did
execute and deliver to B.
Haywood Hodges and James
B. White, Jr., a certain deed
to secure debt to the
following described proper
ty, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land lying, situate and being
in Land Lots 129 & 130 of the
Ist Land District and the
612th Georgia Militia District
Butts County, Georgia, con
taining 259.08 acres as per
plat of survey dated October
31,1973 by T. A. Carmichael,
Butts County Surveyor the
same being recorded in Plat
Book “4”, Page “125” Office,
Clerk, Butts Superior Court.
Said plat being incorporated
herein by reference thereto,
Said tract being more
particularly described as
follows: Beginning at the
Northeast corner of Land Lot
129, thence north 88 degress
06 minutes west 3062.8 feet to
an iron pin located at the
northwest corner of land Lot
129, thence south 89 degrees
46 minutes west 1858.4 feet to
an iron pin on the easterly
right of way of the Halls
Bridge Road, thence in a"
southerly direction along the
said easterly right of way of
the Halls Bridge Road 2337.5
feet to an iron pin; thence
north 88 degrees 48 minutes
east 267.7 feet to an iron pin;
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
thence north 0 degrees 43
minutes east 790.1 feet to an
iron pin; thence south 89
degrees 45 minutes east 345.7
feet to an iron pin; thence
south 89 degrees 28 minutes
east 1400 feet to an iron pin;
thence south 86 degrees 55
minutes east 219.3 feet to an
iron pin, thence south 4
degrees 05 minutes east 154.9
feet to an iron pin; thence
south 2 degrees 23 minutes
east 210.7 feet to an iron pin;
thence south 0 degrees 29
minutes west 404.3 feet to an
iron pin; thence south 1
degree 58 minutes west 773.1
feet to an iron pin; thence
south 89 degrees 13 minutes
east 2603.3 feet to an
iron pin located at the
southeast corner of Land Lot
129; thence north 0 degrees 24
minutes east 3008.2 feet to the
point of beginning.
This being a second mort
gage, being subordinate to a
mortgage from B. Haywood
Hodges and James B. White,
Jr. to Lloyd White October
10, 1972 recorded in Deed
Book "48”, Pages “527-529”
in said Clerk’s Office. To be
sold subject to said first
mortgage,
to secure a note of even date
therewith in the principal
sum of $43,460.00, as shown in
said deed to secure debt
recorded in Deed Book “52”,
Pages “616-618”, said Clerk’s
Office.
Whereas, said indebted
ness has become in default as
to principal and interest and
the undersigned have elected
to declare the entire indebt
edness due and payable at
once.
Now Therefore, in accor
dance with the terms of said
security instrument and the
laws in such cases made and
provided; the undersigned
will expose for sale to the
highest and best bidder for
cash the above described
property on the first Tuesday
in December, 1975, between
the legal hours of sale before
the Courthouse door in Butts
County, Georgia - the
proceeds from such sale to be
used, first to the payment of
said indebtedness now out
standing (including princi
pal, interest, attorney’s fees,
and expenses), and the
balance, if any, delivered to
party lawfully entitled there
to.
This the 31st day of
October, 1975.
B. Haywood Hodges &
James B. White, Jr.
Attorneys-in-fact for Arnold
R. Guest, Jr.
Garland & Garland,
Attorneys
300 West Third Street
Jackson, Georgia 30233
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Notice
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
Georgia - Butts County
By virtue of Power of Sale
contained in Security Deed
from Harry Napier, Jr. to
First Mortgage Corporation
d-b-a First Mortgage Cor
poration Of Virginia dated
June 15, 1972, filed June 19,
1972 at 8:00 a.m. and
recorded June 20, 1972, in
Deed Book 47, Page 394,
Butts County, Georgia Re
cords. Subsequently trans
ferred to Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp. on March 2,
1972, recorded in Deed Book
49, Page 821, aforesaid
records. Said Security Deed
having been given to secure a
Note of even date in the
original principal amount of
Eighteen Thousand and
No-100 Dollars ($18,000.00)
with interest from date at the
rate of seven per cent (7
per cent) per annum on the
unpaid balance until paid,
there will be sold by the
undersigned at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash
before the Courthouse door in
Butts County, Georgia, with
in the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in Decem
ber, 1975, the following
described property:
all that certain property
situated and being in GMD
616 of Butts County, Georgia,
being known and designated
as Lots 54 , 53, 91 and 92 of
Cherokee Lake Subdivision,
being more particularly
described, to wit:
To Find The Point Of
Beginning start at an iron pin
set on the East side of the
right of way of Seminole
Avenue 2,122 feet South of the
center line of Georgia
Highway 36, as measured
along the East side of said
right of way of Seminole
Avenue; thence South 71
degrees 30 minutes East 15.03
feet to the point of beginning;
thence running South 71
degrees 30 minutes East
122.30 feet to an iron pin;
thence South 72 degrees 23
minutes East 98.93 feet to an
iron pin on the West side of
the right of way of Cherokee
Drive; thence South 1 degree
46 minutes East 53.43 feet to
an iron pin; thence South 6
degrees 15 minutes West
48.53 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 72 degrees 13
minutes West 124.48 feet to an
iron pin; thence North 71
degrees 19 minutes West
123.02 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 19 degrees 01
minutes East 48.39 feet to an
iron pin; thence North 14
degrees 55 minutes East 48.90
feet to an iron pin and the
point of beginning.
Said property also being
described on map or plat
prepared by Rufus Gerald
Sadler, Ga. RLS No. 1444,
recorded in Plat Book 3,
Page 188, records of Butts
County, Georgia.
The debt secured by said
Security Deed and Note has
been and is hereby declared
due because of nonpayment
of the monthly installments
on said Loan. The debt
remaining in default, this
sale will be made for the
purpose of paying the same
and all expenses of this sale.
Said property will be sold
as the property of Harry
Napier, Jr. and subject to
any outstanding and unpaid
taxes, street improvements,
assessments, easements and
restrictive covenants ap
pearing of record.
Notice has been given of
intention to collect Attor
ney’s fees in accordance with
the terms of the Note secured
by said Security Deed.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN
MORTGAGE CORP.
As Attorney-in-Fact for
HARRY NAPIER, JR.
COBB, COBB & PENLAND
By: Tom C. Penland
204 Church Street
Decatur, Georgia 30030
377-0531
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Notice
State of Georgia
County of Butts
To All Persons To Whom It
May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that
E. Powell Lee has applied to
the Board of Commissioners
of Butts County, Georgia, for
the discontinuance and a
bandonment of a portion of a
public road, the same being
described as follows:
That portion of Berry Spur,
also known as County Road
No. 172, in Land Lots 149, 172
and 173 in the 3rd Land
District in Towaliga (610)
District, G. M., of Butts
County, Georgia, being all
that portion of said road lying
within the property in said
Land Lots and District now
owned by E. Powell Lee.
The above-described road
sought to be closed is marked
in red on the map attached
hereto as Exhibit “A”.
The only landowner having
land abutting on the road
sought to be closed is E.
Powell Lee.
Said Application will be
heard on the Ist day of
December, 1975, at 10 o’clock
(a.m.) in the Office of the
Board of Commissioners of
Butts County, Georgia, and
unless good cause is shown to
the contrary, said above
described old road will be
declared discontinued and
abandoned.
This the 3rd day of
November, 1975.
Board of Commissioners
of Butts County, Georgia
By: D. W. Bailey, Chairman
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 197S
By: R. W. Taylor, Jr.,
Member
By: W. A. Duke, Jr., Member
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Notice
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
BUTTS COUNTY
GEORGIA
P. O. BOX 166
Jackson, Georgia
30233
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF BUTTS
TAX LEVY 1975
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
THAT ADVALOREM TAX
FOR THE YEAR 1975 BE
AND ARE HEREBY LEV
IED AND ASSESSED AS
FOLLOWS:
I. School Tax for the support
and maintenance of Educa
tion as certified and recom
mended by the Board of
Education of Butts County,
Georgia, 9.00 mills, or $9.00
Dollars on the Thousand
Dollars of taxable property.
11. For payment of principal
and interest on School Bonds,
as certified and recommend
ed by the Board of Education
of Butts County, Georgia .25
mills or $.25 (Cents) Dollars
on the Thousand Dollars of
taxable property in Butts
County subject thereto;
111. For public or County
purposes, as authorized by
law and by Article VII,
Section IV, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia, as amended,
to
PAY FOR THE OPERA
TION OF THE BUTTS
COUNTY GOVERNMENT,
AND THE EXPENSES OF
EACH DEPARTMENT
THEREOF, TO-WIT:
(a) The Board of Commis
sioners and the expenses for
the operation of said depart
ment.
(b) The Tax Commissioner
and the expenses for the
operation of said Depart
ment.
(c) The County Treasurer
and the expenses for the
operation of said Depart
ment.
(and) The Board of Tax
Assessors and the expenses
for the operation of said
Department.
(e) The Board of Registrars
and the expenses for the
operation of said Depart
ment.
(f) The Clerk of Superior
Court and the expenses for
the operation of said Depart
ment.
(g) The Probate Court and
the expenses for the opera
tion of said Department.
(h) To provide for the
operation of the Courts, and
the maintenance and support
of prisoners, and the hand
ling of litigation affecting the
County.
(i) Establish and conduct
Health and Sanitation pro
grams and provide for the
collection and preservation
of records and vital statis
tics.
(j) The Sheriff of Butts
County, the Deputy Sheriffs,
and the expenses for the
operation of said Depart
ment, including the Jail, the
care of prisoners confined
therein, and the expenses
therefor.
(k) Furnishing supplies to
each Justice of the Peace.
(l) Pay the salary of the
County Coroner and the
expenses of said Depart
ment.
(m) Pay the County Agricul
tural and Home Demonstra
tion Agents and conduct
programs for utilizing the
services of such Agents.
(n) Establish and conduct
programs of Welfare benefits
and public assistance as may
be provided by law.
(o) To provide for the pay of
the principal and interest of
any debt of the County and to
provide a sinking fund
therefor, including debts
legally incurred prior to the
current year.
(p) Provide fire protection
for Forest Lands and
conserve natural resources.
(q) To build and repair
the public bridges and
buildings. ‘
(r) To provide for reasonable
reserves for public improve
ments as may be fixed by
Honey Creek Home
Tour fvenf Dec 3rc/
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THE LIVING IS EASY AT HONEY CREEK The 1975 Honey Creek Home Tour,
sponsored by the Honey Creek Women’s Club, Conyers, will be held Wednesday, December
3rd, at Conyers between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. One of the homes to be featured is that pictured
above of Mrs. Wayne Goodwin, Mrs. Goodwin being the former Miss Brenda Polk of Jackson.
1975 Honey Creek Home
Tour, sponsored by the
Honey Creek Women’s Club
will be held on Wednesday,
December 3rd, between 10:00
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in
Conyers, Georgia.
Honey Creek is Rockdale’s
newest and most prestigeous
18 hole Golf and Country Club
Community. It is located 5
miles South of Interstate 20,
off Georgia State 20.
This year 9 Tour Homes
selected are furnished with
imagination, style, and uni
que taste. They include Cape
PERSONAL
Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Freeman over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Freeman of Fort
Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Howell and Cliff of Athens
law.
(s) To provide medical or
other care and hospitilization
of the indigent sick.
(t) Provide insurance, retire
ment, and pension benefits,
coverage under Federal Old
Age and Survivors Insurance
Programs, hospitilization
benefits and workman’s
compensation benefits for its
officers and employees, their
dependents and survivors.
(u) Acquire, construct, main
tain, improve, or aid in the
acquisition, construction,
maintenance or improve
ment of public buildings,
bridges, county roads, parks,
public libraries, and other
properties for public use;
and to acquire real property,
or any interest therein to
carry out the foregoing as
provided by law; and, to
furnish all necessary sup
plies, office supplies, office
fixtures, stationary, stamps,
telephones, utilities, dockets,
ledgers, motor vehicles,
automobiles, trucks, road
machinery, and equipment,
and any other item or article
NOTICE
There will be a Public Hearing in the Courtroom
of the Butts County Courthouse on Monday, December
1, at 7:30 p. m. The purpose of this hearing will be to
obtain the views of the citizens of Jackson and Butts
County on community development and housing needs.
This hearing is to fulfill the requirements as out
lined in Title 24 Chapter 5 Part 570 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
CITY OF JACKSON
Cod, Williamsburg, Rustic,
Contemporary, California
Ranch, Dutch Colonial and
Spanish. The furnishings
range from the finest
antiques to ultra modern
styles. Hostesses are assign
ed to each home to provide
visitors with pertinent in
formation about the display
home and its furnishings.
Refreshments will be served
in the home of Mrs. Bob
Mathis as an added enjoy
ment for all participating in
the tour. Mrs. Wayne
Goodwin’s home will reflect
will be guests during the
Thanksgiving holidays of Dr.
and Mrs. J. C. Howell and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. James P.
Hambrick, Jr. of Atlanta
were guests for several days
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Friddell.
of property in connection
with the foregoing.
(v) To provide Ambulance
Service to the citizens of
Butts County and pay for the
same as provided by law.
(w) To provide County Wide
Fire Protection to the rural
areas of Butts County and
pay the same as may be
provided by law.
(x) To provide a County
Wide System of Garbage
Collection for the rural areas
of Butts County; and provide
for the operation of sanitary
land fills for the disposal of
said garbage, trash, and
refuse as may be required by
law.
(y) To provide for the
Construction, operation, and
maintenance of a County
Wide Water System as is
provided by law.
14.00 mills, or $14.00 Dollars
on the Thousand Dollars of
taxable property in Butts
County, Georgia; in addition
to the State Tax in the
amount of .25 mills, or $.25
(Cents) Dollars on the
Thousand Dollars of taxable
the jubilant spirit of Christ
mas throughout with magni
ficent decorations. These are
original creations construct
ed by the Women’s Club; all
of which may be purchased.
Tickets are available the day
of the Tour at the Honey
Creek Country Club or in
advance by calling Mrs.
Brenda Goodwin at 483-5437.
Admission for the Tour is
$3.00.
All ticket sale proceeds will
benefit the Rockdale County
Fire Department.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Maddox
of Conyers were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Johnson.
Larry Brownlee, Mrs. Jane
Powell and Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Caldwell attended
Georgia-Auburn game in
Athens recently.
property in Butts County.
For payment of principal and
interest on County Bonds
(Hospital Bonds) .25 mills, or '
$.25 (Cents) Dollars on the
Thousand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County
subject thereto.
The total levy for County
purposes being 14.25 mills or
$14.25 Dollars on the Thou
sand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County.
The total tax levy being 23.75
mills or $23.75 Dollars on the
Thousand Dollars of taxable
property in Butts County.
Ordered by the unanimous
vote of the Board of
Commissioners of Butts
County, Georgia, this the 21st
day of November, 1975.
D. W. Bailey, Chairman
Robert W. Taylor, Jr., Mem
ber
W. A. Duke, Jr., Member
Attested:
Billy Sutton, Clerk
Board of Commissioners,
Butts County, Georgia
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