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LEGAL Notice NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER OF DEED TO SECURE DEBT GEORGIA, BUTTS CO. On the 6th day of September, 1975, DALLAS THOMAS BOWMAN and EDNA RUTH BOWMAN executed a Promissory Real Estate Note for $12,250.00, payable to Newton Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion of Covington, Georgia, with interest thereon, which Note was payable in monthly installments of $97.07 per month, beginning on the Ist day of October, 1975, and, continuing thereafter on the first day of each succeedng month, with the final installment being due and payable on the first day of September, 2004. Each pay ment being applied to the interest as due, and the balance being applied to the reduction of the principal amount, the interest being computed on the unpaid principal balance. Time was made the essence of the contract and the said Promissory Real Estate Note contains a provision for the payment of ten per cent (10 percent) of the unpaid principal balance and in terest as attorneys fees if collected by law, or through an attorney at law. In order to secure the payment of said Note, DALLAS THOMAS BOWMAN and EDNA RUTH BOWMAN executed and delivered to Newton Federal Savings & Loan Association a Deed to Secure Debt, conveying to it the following described tract of land; to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 615th District G.M., Butts County Georgia, locat ed in Land Lot No. 126 of the Second Land District of said County, fronting East 136.6 feet on an unimproved dirt road, and particularly des cribed as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT marked by an iron pin, located in the Southeast corner of a tract of land owned now or formerly by C. H. Daniels, which point is 352 feet Westerly from the center line of Woodward Road at an intersection with a dirt road; thence, from said POINT OF BEGINNING, South 89 de grees 30 minutes West 186 feet to a point marked by an iron pin; thence, South 1 degree 50 minutes West 139.5 feet to a point marked by an iron pin; thence North 89 degrees East 180.3 feet to a point marked by an iron pin, on the West side of the dirt road; thence, along the West side of said dirt road North 4 degrees East 180.3 feet to a point marked by an iron pin; on the West side of said dirt road North 4 degrees 30 minutes East 136.6 feet to a point marked by an iron pin, which is the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described tract of land is bounded now or formerly as follows; North by C. H. Daniels, East by a dirt road, South by land of Charles Carter and West by land of the Lunsfords Trailer Park. Said tract of land is described as per a plat of survey prepared by T. A. Carmichael, Butts County Surveyor, which plat is dated October 23, 1972, and is of record in Plat Book 4, Page 69 in the Office of the Superior Court Clerk of Butts County, Georgia; and by reference said Plat is made a part of this description. Said Deed to Secure Debt is recorded in Deed Book 58, Pages 484-485, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Butts County, Georgia. Because DALLAS THOMAS BOWMAN and EDNA RUTH BOWMAN, defaulted in making the payments of the monthly installments as they ma tured, NEWTON FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSO CIATION, pursuant to the provisions of said Promis sory Real Estate Note and Security Deed, as aforesaid, securing the same, has exercised its option and right and declared the entire balance of said indebtedness due and collectable. Notice fixing the liability for attorneys’ fees has been given according to law. There is a balance due as of the 30th day of September 1977 of $12,497.54 principal, besides interest and attor neys’ fees thereon. The said Deed contains a Power of Sale authorizing the Grantee, as Attorney in Fact, for Grantor therein, to sell the property conveyed there by in order to satisfy said Note as well as subsequent advances, after advertising same once a week for four (4) weeks in the official gazette of said County. In accor dance with said Power of Sale and by virtue thereof NEWTON FEDERAL SAV INGS & LOAN ASSOCIA TION, will sell the property, above described, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash on the first Tuesday in October 1977, before the Butts County Courthouse Door, the place of public sales, in Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, and within the legal hours of sale. The proceeds of the sale will be used as follows: (1) to pay the expenses of said sale; (2) to pay the sums secured by said Security Deed; the balance, if any, to DALLAS THOMAS BOW MAN and EDNA RUTH BOWMAN. NEWTON FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR DALLAS THOMAS BOWMAN AND EDNA RUTH BOWMAN Alfred D. Fears, For Newton Federal Savings & Loan Association, Jackson, Georgia 9-8-4tc Notice The Housing Authority City of Jackson will receive bids for all labor and material for site improvement work on its projects in the City of Jackson until 1:00, Oct. 3, 1977. These bids to be submitted in writing at the Authority Office, 108 Zebulon Street, Barnesville, Georgia - 30204; Telephone - 358-3935. Detailed drawings and specifications are available at the Authority Office in the City of Jackson, 166 Carter Avenue and in the City of Barnesville, 108 Zebulon Street. The Authority reserves the right to reject all bids. 9-15-3tc Notice STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF BUTTS ADVERTISEMENT OF TAX SALE There will be sold before the courthouse door in said State and County, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in October, 1977, the following property: All that tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the 616th Destrict, G.M., Butts County, Georgia, being a part of Land Lot 226 of the Ninth Land District, being Land No. 163, as shown on a plat of survey prepared by T. J. Collins, Surveyor, dated October 24,1958, and record ed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Butts County, Georgia, and said plat being incorporated here in by reference thereto, in aid of description. Said Lot No. 163 being located in Southern Shores Subdivision and being 50 feet in width and running back in a uniform depth a distance of 100 feet or as much thereof as will satisfy a certain State and county tax fi. fa. for the year of 1976, and for the amount of $2.33, plus interest and collection fees, levied on as the property of LEON C. THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA BRYAN, and notice of said levy given to him (and tenant in possession, if any). This 6 day of September, 1977. RICKY BEAUCHAMP Butts County Tax Commissioner Ex-Officio Sheriff, Butts County 9-8-4 tc Notice I will not be responsible for any debts incurred by my wife, Mrs. Shirley Ann Woodard, after September 1, 1977. Willie James Woodard 9-8-4tp Notice STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF BUTTS ADVERTISEMENT OF TAXSALE There will be sold before the courthouse door in said State and County, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in October, 1977, the following property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 124; First Land District; 612th District G.M.D., Butts County, Georgia, consisting of .276 acre as fully illustrated on a plat of survey of the property of Eunice Foster and Bettie Thurman dated April 8,1977, prepared by T. A. Carmichael, Jr., Butts County Surveyor. Said plat is recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 6, Butts County records; said plat is hereby incorporated herein by re ference to same. Said tract is more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point marked by an iron pin located on the southern right-of-way boundary of Moore Road 6196.8 feet East of the eastern right-of-way boundary of Stark Post Road measured along Moore Road and from said POINT OF BEGINNING thence South 25 degrees 01 minute East 169.1 feet to an iron pin; thence North 64 degrees 08 minutes East 64.8 feet to an iron pin; thence North 19 degrees 58 minutes West 165.8 feet to an iron pin located on the southern right-of-way bound ary of Moore Road; thence South 66 degrees 58 minutes West 79.5 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract or parcel of land being bounded now or formerly as follows: North by Moore Road; South, East and West by Robison. or as much thereof as will satisfy a certain State and county tax fi. fa. for the years of 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and for the amount of $286.84 Dollars plus interest and principal on as the property of Eunice Thurman a-k-a Eunice Foster, and Betty Thurman and notice of said levy given to him (and tenant in possession, if any). This 6 day of September, 1977. RICKY BEAUCHAMP Butts County Tax Commissioner Ex-Officio Sheriff, Butts County 9-8-4tc Notice STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF BUTTS TAX LEVY 1977 IT IS HEREBY OR DERED THAT AD VA LOREM TAX FOR THE YEAR 1977 BE AND HERE BY LEVIED AND AS SESSED AS FOLLOWS: I. School Tax for the support and maintenance of education as certified and recommended by the Board of Education of Butts County, Georgia, 12.50 mills or $12.50 Dollars on the Thousand Dollars of taxable property. 11. For payment of princi pal and interest on School Bonds, as certified and recommended by the Board of Education of Butts County, Georgia, .33 mills or $.33 (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; To pay the expenses of building, repairing, and maintaining a system of public roads and bridges to wit: Salaries, parts and repairs, gasoline, fuel, oil, grease, antifreeze, road materials, bridge materials, supplies, litigation, equip ment rental, equipment purchases, utilities, tele phone service, tires, tubes, employees uniforms, group insurance and F.I.C.A. Tax. 3.7781 mills 27.37 percent. (B) To pay the expenses of the Sheriff Department and Coroner to wit: Salaries, books, supplies, printing, repairs and maintenance (cars, radios, and boat), gasoline, oil, department supplies, xerox copier rental and supplies, board of prisoners, prisoner’s medical expense, sheriff’s costs, schooling of officers, •tele phone service, equipment purchases, tires, tubes, tire repairs, coroners medical examinations and inquests, dues and meetings, em ployees group insurance, F.I.C.A. Tax, uniforms, legal advertisements, and miscel laneous expenses—2.29ls mills 16.61 percent. (C) To pay the expenses of the Superior Court to wit: Salaries - Clerk of Court, Deputy Clerks, Juvenile Judge, Judges Secretary, Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney’s Secre tary, Court Bailiffs, and Court Reporters, books, supplies and printing, xerox rental and supplies, jurors, juvenile court reporters, other court costs, Justice of Peace costs, telephone ser vice, equipment purchases, employees group insurance, F.I.C.A. Tax, legal advertis ing, and other expenses. 1.1006 mills 7.98 percent. (D) To pay the expenses of the Probate Court to wit: Salaries, books, supplies, printing, copier supplies and repairs, telephone service, equipment purchases, dues and meetings, employees group insurance, F.I.C.A. Tax, and other expenses. .2928 mills 2.12 percent. (E) To pay the expenses of the Health Department, Department of F.A.C.S., and Training Center to wit: Salaries - Alcoholic Clinic Personnel and Teacher Aides, expenses, equipment purchases, Health Depart ment Budget, Vital Records Registrar Fees, Department F.A.C.S. Budget, Attorney Fees, employee group insur ance? F.I.C.A. Tax, Mental Health Budget, Nutrition Program Budget, and Child Care and Development Cen ter, and other expenses. .8628 mills 6.25 percent. (F) To pay the expense of the maintenance, repair, and construction of Public Build ings to wit: Salaries, repairs and maintenance, supplies, utilities, telephone service (Soil Conservation & F.H.A.), Library Service, equipment purchases, em ployees group insurance, F.I.C.A. Tax and other expenses, and to maintain and support public libraries. .5519 mills 4.00 percent. (G) To pay County Agricul tural and Home Demonstra tion Agents and conduct programs for utilizing the services of such agents. .0996 mills .72 percent. (H) To provide ambulance service for indigent patients. .7806 mills 5.66 percent. (I) To maintain land fills and a system of garbage collection. .7439 mills 5.39 percent. (J) To provide for Fire Protection of forest lands and to further conservation of natural resources. .0424 mills .31 percent. (K) To pay for county participation in expansion of recreation facilities. .3179 mills 2.30 percent. (L) To provide hospital care of indigent patients. .5205 mills 3.77 percent. (M) To maintain and support volunteer Fire De partments. .1301 mills .94 percent. (N) To pay expenses of civil defense and rescue squad. .0078 mills .06 percent. (O) To provide for a system of Planning and Zoning rules and regulations, enforcements, and inspec tions. .2369 mills 1.72 percent. (P) To pay the expenses of elections. .0727 mills .53 percent. (Q) To pay for the Tax Commissioner and the ex penses of that office. .4503 mills 3.26 percent. (R) To pay for Tax Assessors and the expenses of that office. .3344 mills 2.42 percent. (S) To pay for the expenses and administration of County Government (this includes office expense, insurance on buildings, County Treasurer, County Attorney, bonds of County Officials, and other legal fees), Federal and State Withholding Taxes, to pay interest owed by the County to become due during the year 1977 and-or past due, to provide for the auditing of county records and books. 1.1852 mills 8.59 percent. For a total of 13.80 mills or $13.80 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 property in Butts County. For the payment of principal and interest on County Bonds (Hospital Bonds) .30 mills, or $.30 (cents) Dollars on the Thousand Dollars of taxable property in Butts County subject thereto. The total levy for County purposes being 14.10 mills or $14.10 Dollars on the Thou sand Dollars of taxable property in Butts County. The total tax levy being 27.18 mills or $27.18 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 19th day of August, 1977. Mac Collins, Chairman E. D. Briscoe, Member Dr. William C. Mitchell, Jr. Member Attest: Billy Sutton, Clerk 9-l-4tc Notice I, Thomas EuGene East, will not be responsible for Frances J. East as of 8-29-77. 9-l-4tp. Notice IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BUTTS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA ACTION FOR TOTAL DIVORCE CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 3561 WENDY CANTILLON KING, PLAINTIFF VS. CARL KING, DEFENDANT. NOTICE OF SUMMONS TO: CARL KING, DE FENDANT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking a total divorce was filed against you in said court on the Bth day of August, 1977, and by reason of an Order for Service by Publica tion entered by the Court on the Bth day of August, 1977, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Byrd Garland, plain tiff’s atorney, whose address is 300 West Third Street, Jackson, Georgia 30233, an answer to the complaint THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977 within sixty (60) days of the . date of the Order for Service by Publication. Witness the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Butts County, Georgia. This the Bth day of August, 1977. DAVID P. RIDGEWAY Clerk, Superior Court, Butts County, Georgia 9-l-4tc Notice GEORGIA, BUTTS CO. Notice is given that Patricia Baxter Allen filed her petition to the Superior Court of said county on September 13th 1977, for a change in Petitioner’s name from Patricia Baxter Allen to Patricia Baxter Sullivan, and notice is given to any interested party to appear in said matter in said Court at 9:30 a.m. on October 14th, 1977, at which time objection to the granting of the relief prayed for must be filed in said Court. This 13th day of Septem ber, 1977. Patricia Baxter Allen, Patricia Baxter Allen, Petitioner Harold E. Martin P.O. Box 3862 Jackson, Georgia 30233 9-15-4tp. Notice DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATION STATE OF GEORGIA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS State Project LAR-3-1 (35), LAU-9279-1 (35), LAU-9366-1 (35), and LAU-9366-2 (35) Butts County. Sealed proposals for fur nishing all labor, material, equipment and other things necessary for the following work will be received by the undersigned at the General Office of The Department of Transportation, 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Georgia,' 30334, until 11:00 A.M., October 14,1977 and Publicly opened. ..3.759 miles of plant mix resurfacing as follows: 1.10 miles of England Chapel Road and 0.028 miles on Heard Road; also 1.072 miles on various streets in the cities of Jenkinsburg and Flovilla. CONTRACT TIME: June 1, 1978 completion date. PROPOSAL GUARANTY: $3,000.00. PRICE OF PLANS: none. DISTRICT OFFICE: Thomaston. Rev. 12-7-76 Plans and specifications may be inspected at the General Office in Atlanta and the District Office indicated. Copies of the Standard Specifications ($4.00), the proposal form ($5.00) and the plans (indicated price) may be obtained from the State Transportation Office Engi neer at the General Office in Atlanta, telephone number 404-656-5293. Payment of the correct amount must be made within 30 days of billing; such payments are not refundable. Notices to Contractors which include items and quantities are available upon payment of $12.00 annually. Proposals must be submit ted on the proposal form issued by the Department. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the indicated amount in the form of a Certified Check, Cash ier’s Check or Bid Bond on the form issued by the Department of the Georgia Highway Authority. In accordance with the Standard Specifications, the time set for receiving bid proposals terminates at 11:00 A.M. at Room 234 in the State Highway Building. The bid proposals will then be transferred to Room 401 where they will be publicly opened. Bid proposals will not be received after 11:00 A.M. Bid proposals may be withdrawn by the bidder from Room 234 prior to 11:00 A.M. but cannot be with drawn after 11:00 A.M. A withdrawn bid proposal may again be received in Room 234 prior to 11:00 A.M. Acceptance of an offer submitted by the bid pro posals will be given in writing within thirty days after the opening of the bid unless a longer period is specified in the proposal or agreed upon by the success ful bidder. Offers of bidders who do not hold a current Certificate of Qualification, will not be accepted unless prequalification require ments are specifically waived for the project. Work will be governed by the applicable edition of the DOT Standard Specifications as amended by the contract provisions. Contract time will be as indicated. Pay ment will be made to the contractor each calendar mtinth based on the esti mated work complete in place as prescribed by the Standard Specifications. Re tainage as prescribed by the Standard Specifications will be withheld. Retainage may be deposited in escrow accounts at the option of the Contractor. Final payment of amounts withheld or deposit ed in escrow will not be made until the State Highway Engineer has certified that the work has been satisfac torily completed and accept ed. Projects financed with Federal funds will contain provisions with regard to equal employment oppor tunities, minimum wages, employment of labor, me thods of construction, mi nority business enterprise involvement, and subletting or assigning the contract. On such projects the Depart ment will insure that minority business enterprise contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in considera tion for an award. On such projects all bidders must certify and document that potential minority business enterprise subcontractors have been contacted and that their interest, capabilities, and prices have been affirmatively solicited. Any federally financed work located within the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton and Gwinnett, the estimated cost of which exceed $500,000.00 will be subject to the requirements of the Atlanta Plan. Require ments of the Atlanta Plan wiil be included in the contract special provisions where applicable. Copies of the Atlanta Plan are avail able from the same source as plans and proposals. This advertisement is merely an invitation for the submission of bids which are to be considered as offers for performance of work by the submitting party. The state reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Department reserves the right to release Bidders Lists on any projects it may select or on all projects. Such Bidders Lists will contain the names of all contractors who have been issued bid propo sals valid for bidding. THOMAS D. MORELAND COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 9-22-2tc. Notice GEORGIA, BUTTS CO. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: PATTY MOSS, as Guar dian of the property of BRUCE WASHINGTON, having applied to me by petition for leave to sell the real estate of the said minor, this is to notify the creditors and kindred that the said applicalion will be heard at 9:30 o'clock A.M. on the 17th day of October. 1977, by me Jenkinsburg News BY MRS. T. H. PRICE Miss Dianne Wells arrived home last Monday to be with her mother, Mrs. Nora Wells. She has been employed by F.8.1. in Washington D.C. for several years and has been transferred to Atlanta, her friends will be interested to know. Friends of Police Chief Thomas (Smitty) Smith will be happy to know that he has returned from Veterans Hospital where he was a patient for several days. He would like to thank all friends who remembered him with cards, visits and especially prayers while there. Sympathy is extended Miss Ruby Lane in the death of her niece, Mrs. Florence Meyer. Death occurred in Decatur last Thursday. Funeral was held for Mrs. Meyer at A. S. Turner Funeral Home in Decatur. Miss Lane re mained with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lane of Avondale until Saturday. Spend the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price last Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beam, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Griggs and Mrs. Blanche Meeks of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pass of Lake Lanier. Mrs. B. R. Hay and Mrs. R. S. Letson were hostess to the Baptist Women’s group of Jenkinsburg W.M.U. last Monday afternoon. Seven members were present. After a program on State Missions was presented by Mrs. Letson, delicious re freshments were served. Mr. J. L. Cooper, Mrs. Lucille Fletcher and Mrs. Ruby Crane from Jefferson visited relatives in Shelby, N. C. two days last week. Mrs. Crane then remained in Jenkinsburg from Wednes day until Sunday visiting Mrs. B. R. Hay, Mrs. Fletcher and other relatives here. Mrs. R. A. Allen visited with Mrs. R. N. Craven of Powder Springs several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sims had as their luncheon and dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Labolito, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer James of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Salim Barday of Conyers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rape, Mike Rape and Mrs, Betty Grimes and son John of Decatur. CARD OF THANKS I want to thank each one for the prayers, cards, flowers and other gifts while confined to Griffin Hospital following surgery, and since I returned home. I want to especially thank my family for all they did for me. I also want to thank Dr. Krepps and the staff of the Third Floor. God bless each one of you.—Mary Ruth Parker. IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Gloria J. Howard Sims. Each petal by petal the roses fall, Drop by drop the streams runs dry. One by one our loved ones pass on To that beautiful home on high. At home in Heaven with God Our loved ones rest so fair. Some day, some time, when our task here is done, With joy we shall meet her there. We miss you more and more each day. Our love.—Mother and Daddy (Mr. and Mrs. Guy Howard), Violet Mann, Guy Cecil Sims (son). and that, unless cause is then shown to the, contrary, said leave will be granted. This the 19th day of September, 1977. W.E. BLUE. JUDGE, PROBATE COURT BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA 9-22-4tc.