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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
Default having been made
in the payment of indebted
ness secured by that certain
Deed to Secure Debt exe
cuted by Curtis R. Coleman
and Linda K. Coleman to the
United States of America,
acting through the Farmers
Home Administration,
United States Department of
Agriculture, dated June 30,
1970. recorded in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Butts County,
Georgia, in Deed Book 37,
Page 593;
The entire indebtedness
secured by the said Deed to
Secure Debt having been
declared due and payable as
therein provided, the under
signed, the United States of
America, acting through its
authorized representative,
under and in compliance with
the power of sale in said Deed
to Secure Debt, will proceed
to sell at public outcry, for
cash, to the highest bidder in
front of the Courthouse of
said County, during the legal
hours of sale, on the 3rd day
of February, 1976, the
following described property
conveyed by the said Deed to
Secure Debt, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being
in the City of Jackson, 612th.
District, G. M., Butts
County, Georgia, being im
proved with a 5-room frame
house, fronting southerly on
Forrest Avenue, and same
being known as 298 Forrest
Avenue, same according to
the system of numbering
houses in the City of Jackson,
and particularly described,
to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of
land consisting of Lots No. 14
and 15 in Section “D” of the
Sub-Division commonly
known as “Parkland”, situ
ated in Said City of Jackson,
in accordance with a plat
dated May, 1908, as recorded
in Deed Book “V” on page
236 in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Butts
County, Georgia, and BE
GINNING at a point on the
northeastern side of Forrest
Avenue 798 feet northwester
ly as measured along the
northeastern side of Forrest
Avenue from the center of
State Highway No. 16; thence
north 39 degrees 38 minutes
west along the northeastern
side of Forrest Avenue 100
feet to a point ; thence north
50 degrees 22 minutes east
175 to a point; thence south 39
degrees 38 minutes east 100
feet to a point; thence south
50 degrees 22 minutes west
175 feet to a point, which is
the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Said description also being in
accordance with a plat of
said described property
prepared by W. W. Holston,
Surveyor, dated January 12,
1957.
The proceeds of said sale
will first be applied to the
payment of the indebtedness
to the United States of
America, other charges, and
the expenses of sale, as
provided in the Deed to
Secure Debt to the United
States of America.
This the 29th day of
December, 1975.
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
By Oren H. Harden
Acting State Director
for Georgia
Farmers Home Administra
tion
United States Department of
Agriculture
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Notice
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
Default having been made
in the payment of indebted
ness secured by that certain
Deed to Secure Debt exe
cuted by Annie Jean H. Head
to the United State of
America, acting through the
Farmers Home Administra
tion. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, dated
September 15. 1970. recorded
in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Butts
County, Georgia, in Deed
Book 42, Page 115;
The entire indebtedness
secured by the said Deed to
Secure Debt having been
declared due and payable as
therein provided, the under
signed, the United States of
America, acting through its
authorized representative,
under and in compliance with
the power of sale in said Deed
to Secure Debt, will proceed
to sell at public outcry, for
cash, to the highest bidder in
front of the Courthouse of
said County, during the legal
hours of sale, on the 3rd day
of February, 1976, the
following described property
conveyed by the said Deed to
Secure Debt, to-wit:
All that certain lot or tract of
land, situate, lying, and
being in the 609th Dist GM
Butts County, Georgia, iden
tified as Lot No. 2, facing 90
feet southwesterly along
Flovilla-Cork Public Road,
and more particularly des
scribed as follows:
COMMENCING at an iron
pin erected 600 feet westerly
from dirt road leading to
Cork, thence N 67 degrees E
181 feet to an iron pin, thence
N 49 degrees 30’ W 123 feet 4
inches to corner, thence S 57
degrees 30’ W 170 feet to iron
pin, and thence S 49 degrees
30’ E 90 feet to point of
beginning - bound northeast
erly and southeasterly by R
Smith, southwesterly by said
road, and northwesterly by
Charlie Fish. (This descrip
tion is taken from plat of H
W. McElhenney, Butts
County Surveyor, dated
7-29-70, and reference thereto
is made for further informa
tion and delineation).
The proceeds of said sale
will first be applied to the
payment of the indebtedness
to the United States of
America, other charges, and
the expenses of sale, as
provided in the Deed to
Secure Debt to the United
States of America.
This the 29th day of
December, 1975.
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
By Oren H. Harden
Acting State Director
for Georgia
Farmers Home Administra
tion
United States Department of
Agriculture
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Acting Classes
To Begin
In January
Drama classes to be taught
by artist in residence
Charley Helms, are sche
duled to begin January 12.
The adult acting classes are
presented free of charge. The
classes will meet on Monday
and Thursday nights, (time
to be announced) beginning
on January 12.
Registration for each class
will be separate. Registra
tion for the first classes
(pantomime) is scheduled
for January 5,6, and 7 from
1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Van
Deventer Youth Center.
Attire for the classes is old
clothes. Ladies should wear
pants. All classes will be
held in the Henderson School
Auditorium unless otherwise
announced.
Schedule of classes:
1. Pantomime January
12 - 29
2. Voice & Diction
February 9 - 26
3. Baic Stage Movement
March 1 - 25
4. Acting Technique
April 5 - 29
5. Play Production May
3- 27
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
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News of 10 Years Ago
Among the officers install
ed bv the Jackson Kiwanis
Club for 1966 wre Henry L.
Asbury, president; Frank
Forehand and Lewis Free
man, vice presidents; James
Payne, secretary and Rich
ard W. Watkins, Jr.,
treasurer.
The Butts County Hospital
Authority voted to increase
the price of semi-private
rooms at Sylvan Grove
Hospital to SIB.OO per day and
private rooms to $20.00 per
day.
Mr. Bob Allen, recently
called pastor of Jenkinsburg
Baptist Church, will be
ordained to the gospel
ministry this Sunday after
noon at 3:15 o’clock at the
church.
Mrs. Annie Lou Thornton
Jones, 81, died Wednesday
morning at her home on
Halls’s Bridge Road. She was
the widow of Mr. Stephen E.
Jones.
John Walters Lunsford, 63,
of Griffin and a former
prominent businessman in
Jackson, died Monday at
Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital.
New of 20 Years Ago
Butts County’s Represen
tative B. Harvey Hodges is
making plans now to attend
the 1976 session of the
Georgia Legislature to
convene on January 9th.
Watson Vaughn has been
named to the City of Jackson
police force.
Mrs. Martha Hardy won
sl3 in Treasure Chest trade
certificates at Saturday’s
Appreication Day program.
Since the program was begun
in July, 1955, a total of $1,549
has been given by 42
cooperating Jackson mer
chants to Saturday afternoon
winners.
The Progress-Argus an
nounced that it would hold its
subscription rate at $3.00 per
year but raise its advertising
rates slightly in 1956; also,
that “with a circulation of
nearly 1,600 the Progress-
Argus covers Butts County
like a politician making his
first race.”
Jenkinsburg Garden Club
members sponsored a tour of
homes in that city.
Food prices included at
Colonial, ground beef at 29
cent lb. and pure pork
sausage at 29 cent lb. and at
A&P, sliced bacon at 33 cent
lb. and pole beans at 13 cent
lb.
News of 30 Years Ago
Col. Wendell B. McCoy of
Oxford, Ga. has been
appointed headquarters com
mandant, U.S. Air Forces in
Europe. Col. McCoy, who
was an aviator in World War
I, was commanding officer at
Drew Field, Tampa, Florida
before going overseas in
World War 11.
C. E. McMichael was
inducted as president of the
Jackson Kiwanis Club for
1946, succeeding Lou Moel
chert. S. W. Causey was
installed as vice president,
Mrs. Mike Allen as executive
secretary and Mike Allen as
treasurer.
Aldine Carmichael, recent
ly elected principal of the
Monticello school district,
ruth at random
By Ruth Bryant
THANKS FOR OUR NEW YEAR
Dear Lord,
Thank you for life
in these houses of clay,
Thank you for youth
in their work and their play,
Thank you for old folks
who teach us to pray,
Thank you for faith
both to trust and obey,
Thank you for hope
through the days that are gray,
Thank you for love
in our New Year, each day!
Amen
assumed his new duties
December 31.
The death of Samuel Kirby
Smith. 79, of Flovilla,
occurred Christmas morning
at his home.
George Parham Saunders,
78, died at his home near
Jackson on December 27.
From Scrapings From
Hard Scrabble by Susie
Stuckey: “We thot your
scribers might be interested
to know how we come out this
here Christmas. Well, we
shore did have ourselves a
great, big time. Me and the
Old Man rid fantastics all the
day long. We had on
doughfaces which helped our
looks considerable and some
uf our evy day clothes which
wuz ole timey enuf fer the
occashun. The Ole Man rid er
mule and I rid ole Alice, the
old mair we has had sech a
long time. Truly we made a
curius pair but everybody
greeted us in high spirits.”
News of 40 Years Ago
Three Jackson business
houses were destroyed by a
spectacular fire Sunday
night with loss estimated at
$50,000 and with firemen
handicapped by the bitterly
cold weather. R. N. Ethe
ridge Company, Eiseman’s
Department Store and Mor
ris and Standard, Grocery
Company were completely
wiped out. The property
damage was the greatest of
any fire in Jackson since the
Commerical building was
burned in February, 1917.
A devastating ice storm,
the worst in the City’s
history, struck Jackson late
Saturday afternoon and
isolated the town from any
outside help for more than 30
hours. Hundreds of limbs and
trees fell across power and
telephone lines in the city and
many of the roads into town
were blocked by trees and
limbs felled by the heavy ice
and sleet accumulation.
Candles and kerosene lamps
were pressed into service
and it was Sunday night
before Western Union mes
sages could be gotten
through the outside world.
Mrs. D. W. Ham is the new
Public Health Nurse of Butts
County, having assumed her
duties on December 26.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hurt,
Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida
were in Jackson during the
Christmas Holidays visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hurt
and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Adams.
Mrs. A. Lamar Weaver,
who was admitted to Emory
University Hospital on De
cember , underwent surgery
on Monday, her many friends
will be interested to know.
Rev. W. C. James, the
Deacons, Deaconesses, and
other guests from Atlanta
and Macon enjoyed a lovely
dinner in the fellowship hall
of Zion Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon, the occa
sion being in honor of Deacon
and Mrs. Dave Taylor, Sr.,
who celebrated their fortieth
wedding anniversary.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1976
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Moore spent Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day with Mr.
and Mrs. M. 11. Baker. Steve
and Linda, at Stone
Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. John McMur
ry were visited, during the
Christmas holidays by Mrs.
McMurry’s mother. Mrs.
Leila Salmon, of Ponatoc,
Misissippi.
Mrs. Lee H. Brand and
Terry Brand of Atlanta were
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Moore.
Friends of Ralph W. Carr,
Jr. are delighted to learn that
he went back to his work on
Monday following a period of
hospitalization in an Atlanta
hospital, returning to his
home on December 24th for a
period of recuperation.
Mr. and Mrs. Vick Smith of
Athens spent the Christmas
holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith, of
Flovilla.
Weston Plymale of Rome
spent the Christmas holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Neal
of Atlanta spent part of
Christmas with Mrs. Madge
Pickett and visited Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Stansell, Susan
and Rae O’Neal.
CARD OF THANKS
Friends and neighbors of
Butts County, words cannot
express the love and deep
appreciation we feel for your
kind thoughts, prayers, gifts,
flowers, cards, and visits
while Luther was so ill at
Coliseum Park Hospital.
Thank you so very much and
may God bless each of you.
Mrs. Luther Wilkins.
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STARK NEWS
By Mrs. B. A. Williamson
Gary Pearson spent the
Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Pearson, in Warren
ton, Virginia. He returned
last Sunday night to the home
of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Morgan with
whom he has been residing,
while being employed at
Delta Tank Cos.
Miss Dori Tate of Fairview
spent New Year’s day and
the day following with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Standard.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Brady
and Mrs. Helen Miller of
Macon were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Morgan,
Miss Mary Lou Morgan and
Mrs. Elsma Smith.
Rev. Thomas Morton of
New Orleans, La. spent the
New Year holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Morton, and attended wor
ship services at Macedonia
Church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Gwenelle Brand of
Atlanta, a former resident of
Stark Community was visit
ing friends and relatives here
during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Thompson and sons, Ricky,
Mark and Eric of Locust
Grove, were guests for
supper on Christmas night of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mithcell
and Mrs. Lucille Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. David Drake
and daughter, Michele, of
Texas visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Mitchell and Mrs.
Lucille Cook during he
holidays. Mrs. Drake is the
daughter of Mrs. Kenneth
Thompson and grand
daughter of Mrs. Cook. Mr.
Drake is being transferred to
Germany where he will be
stationed in military service
for three years. He is leaving
immediately and Mrs. Drake
and Michele will follow him
in two or three months.
Friends of Miss Danielle
Loyd will be sorry to learn
that she is ill and is a patient
at Griffin Hospital. We hope
for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ira Cawthon of
Newberry, South Carolina, is
spending several days with
Miss Elizabeth McMichael
and was a visitor in the Stark
United Methodist Church
services Sunday morning.
Mrs. Adele Dupree, a
former resident of Stark and
now residing in Cordele, was
the guest of Mrs. Gene
Mithcell and Mrs. Lucille
Cook, on Friday.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Taylor and Robin on Sunday
were Mrs. Robert Taylor Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Maddox, Jr. of Macon and
Mrs. Fannie Mae Maddox of
Jackson.
Mrs. Annie Taylor had as
guests on New Year’s Day
her children and grandchil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Taylor and sons, Bill, Cliff
and Len of Atlanta, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack McLees and Miss
Dolores Cook, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mayhue, Chuck,
Renee and Monty of Gray,
Mr. Bobby Taylor and Robin,
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Cook
and April of Four Points.
The only members of the
family unable to attend the
family group were Mrs.
Bobby Taylor and Mr. and
Mrs. Ronnie Cook and
family.
Rev. James McKeithen of
Lakeland, Fla., well known
evangelist, was guest speak
er in the morning worship
service at Macedonia. He
was accompanied by his
brother, Mr. Everett Mc-
Keithen. Rev. McKeithen is
regaining strength and
health after a recent heart
attack. He brought an
inspiring message and an
unusually large attendance
heard and enjoyed him. On
Sunday night he showed
slides of some of his
evangelistic work and
brought another wonderful
and special message. He and
his brother were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jenkins.
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LITTLE MISS JOHNSON
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson
of Metairie, La. announce the
birth of a daughter, Mary
Lane, December 23rd at a
hospital in Metairie. Mrs.
Johnson will be remembered
as the former Mary Lane
Carr of Jackson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Carr,
Jr.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris
spent Christmas Day in
Marietta with Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Harris, Marie, Paul
and Edith where they
enjoyed Christmas together.
