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PAGE 8C PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. APRIL 22. 2004
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Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY
By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in
that certain Security Deed from Mark Steven
Jones to Venture Mortgage, Inc., dated
January 31, 1994, recorded in Deed Book
216, Page 658, re-recorded in Deed Book
217, Page 503, Pickens County, Georgia
Records, said Security Deed having been
given to secure a Note of even date in the
original principal amount of Fifty-Eight
Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty and 00/100
Dollars ($58,850.00) with interest thereon as
provided for therein, said Security Deed
having been last sold, assigned and
transferred to Bank of America N. A., there will
be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash before the courthouse door of
Pickens County, Georgia, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in May 2004
the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lot 18 of the 13th District and
2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia,
being Subdivision Lot Number 126 of the
Subdivision known as Julia D. Tate
Subdivision Addition to the Town of Jasper,
Georgia as shown on a plat of survey of
Property of Kingsway Builders, Inc., made by
Radford Grant, Surveyor, dated July 4, 1983.
Said plat being recorded in Plat Book L, Page
237-238 of the records of Pickens County,
Ga., to which reference is hereby given for
metes and bounds of said lots. Property
Address A/K/A 218 Bell Ave.
Said property is commonly known as 607
Bell Avenue, Jasper, GA 30143.
The indebtedness secured by said Security
Deed has been and is hereby declared due
because of default under the terms of said
Security Deed and Note, including but not
limited to the nonpayment of the indebtedness
as and when due. The indebtedness
remaining in default, this sale will be made for
the purpose of paying the same, all expenses
of the sale, including attorney's fees and all
other payments provided for under the terms
of the Security Deed and Note.
Said property will be sold subject to the
following items which may affect the title to
said property: all zoning ordinances; matters
which would be disclosed by an accurate
survey or by an inspection of the property; any
outstanding taxes, including but not limited to
ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon
said property; special assessments; all
outstanding bills for public utilities which
constitute liens upon said property; all
restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-
way and any other matters of record superior
to said Security Deed. To the best of the
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
party in possession of the property is Mark
Steven Jones or tenant(s).
BANK OF AMERICA N.A. as Attorney-in-Fact
for Mark Stevens Jones
Contact: Janel Miles (ext. 1387)
Morris, Schneider & Prior, LLC
3300 N.E. Expressway, Suite 8B
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
(770) 234-9181
MSP File No. 158.0403974VJRM
Web Site: www.foreclosures.msplaw.com
This law firm is attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for that
purpose.
(48-51)
NOTICE
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY PROBATE
COURT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Dennis Lee Hancock has petitioned to be
appointed Administrator of the estate of
Pairlee Hancock, deceased of said county. All
interested parties are hereby notified to show
cause why said petition should not be granted.
All objections to the petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of any such
objections and must be filed with the court on
or before May 3, 2004. If any objections are
filed a hearing will be held on May 3, 2004. If
no objections are filed the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
This the 2nd day of April 2004.
Hon. D. Rodney Gibson
Judge, Probate Court
(48-51)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
All creditors of the Estate of James Randall
Jackson Jr., MD, deceased, late of Pickens
County, Ga., are hereby notified to render in
their demands against said estate to the
undersigned and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This 19th day of April 2004.
Patricia Mason Jackson, Executor
C. Mark Miller
Attorney for Estate
1 S Main St.
Jasper, Ga. 30143
(678)454-5000
(50-1)
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
All creditors of the estate of Abram Glenn
Vellenoweth, deceased, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render
in their demands against said estate to the
undersigned and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
This the 7th day of April 2004.
Mary E. Vellenoweth
Administratrix of the Estate of Abram Glenn
Vellenoweth
72 S Main St.
Jasper, Ga. 30143
(49-52)
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF CORPORATE
NAME
Notice is given that Articles of Amendment
which will change the name of Shiloh Bottle
Shop, Inc. to Earth Contours, Inc. have been
delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in
accordance with the Georgia Business
Corporation Code. The registered office of the
corporation is located at 3940 Cherokee St.,
Ste. 204, Kennesaw, Ga. 30144.
(50-51 p)
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale
contained in a Security Deed given by Jean
Marie Prather to America's Wholesale Lender
(America's Wholesale Lender being the
registered trade name entity of Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc., as reflected by that certain
trade name registration recorded on April 11,
1996, in Book 2, Page 81, of Pickins Country,
Georgia), dated May 22, 1998, recorded in
Deed Book 300, Page 485, Pickens County,
Georgia Records, conveying the after-
described property to secure a Note in the
original principal amount of Fifty Thousand
Two Hundred Fifty and 0/100 Dollars
($50,250.00), with interest thereon as set forth
therein, there will be sold at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash before the
courthouse door of Pickens County, Georgia,
within the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in May 2004 the following described
property:
See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and
made a part of hereof.
The debt secured by said Security Deed
has been and is hereby declared due because
of, among other possible events of default,
failure to pay the indebtedness as and when
due and in the manner provided in the Note
and Security Deed. The debt remaining in
default, this sale will be made for the purpose
of paying the same and all expenses of this
sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law,
including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to
collect attorney’s fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any
outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes
which are a lien, but not yet due and payable),
any matters which might be disclosed by an
accurate survey and inspection of the
property, any assessments, liens,
encumbrances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants, and matters of record
superior to the Security Deed first set out
above.
To the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the party in possession of the
property is Jean Marie Prather or a tenant or
tenants and said property is more commonly
known as 56 Hammontree Drive, Jasper,
GA 30143.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to
confirmation that the sale is not prohibited
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to
final confirmation and audit of the status of the
loan with the holder of the security deed.
EXHIBIT “A”
All that tract or parcel of land lying in Land
Lot 46, 4th District, 2nd Section Pickens
County, Georgia, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Commencing at the west right of way of
Cove Mountain Road with the north right of
way of Long Swamp Church Road also known
as McClain Road, thence with north right of
way of Long Swamp Church Road 926 feet to
an iron pipe found and the POINT OF
BEGINNING. Thence with said Road chord
bearing no distance of South 78 degrees 41
minutes 32 seconds west, 162.64 feet and
having an arc distance of 166.85 feet, thence
north 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds
west, 328.00 feet to an iron pipe set, thence
south 33 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds
west, 350.00 feet to an iron pipe set, thence
north 26 degrees 12 minutes 04 seconds west
310.75 feet to an iron pipe set, thence north
55 degrees 27 minutes 46 seconds East,
187.56 feet to an iron pipe set, thence north
32 degrees 18 minutes 54 seconds East,
150.00 feet to an iron pipe set, thence south
49 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds east,
645.68 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
and containing 3.07 acres more or less.
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., d/b/a
America’s Wholesale Lenders as Attorney-in-
Fact for Jean Marie Prather
Daniel D. Phelan
McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols &
Clark, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
DDP/scr 5/4/04
Our file no. 51585201-FT4
This law firm is acting as a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt. Any information
obtained will be used for that purpose.
(48-51)
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale
contained in a Security Deed given by Araceli
Scott to Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., dated July 16, 2003, recorded
in Deed Book 531, Page 761, Pickens County,
Georgia Records, conveying the after-
described property to secure a Note in the
original principal amount of One Hundred
Twenty-Six Thousand and Dollars
($126,000.00), with interest thereon as set
forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry
to the highest bidder for cash before the
courthouse door of Pickens County, Georgia,
within the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in May, 2004, the following described
property:
See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and
made a part of hereof.
The debt secured by said Security Deed
has been and is hereby declared due because
of, among other possible events of default,
failure to pay the indebtedness as and when
due and in the manner provided in the Note
and Security Deed. The debt remaining in
default, this sale will be made for the purpose
of paying the same and all expenses of this
sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law,
including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to
collect attorney’s fees having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any
outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes
which are a lien, but not yet due and payable),
any matters which might be disclosed by an
accurate survey and inspection of the
property, any assessments, liens,
encumbrances, zoning ordinances,
restrictions, covenants, and matters of record
superior to the Security Deed first set out
above.
To the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the party in possession of the
property is Araceli Scott or a tenant or tenants
and said property is more commonly known
as 166 Whispering Waters Drive, Jasper,
GA 30143.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to
confirmation that the sale is not prohibited
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to
final confirmation and audit of the status of the
loan with the holder of the security deed.
EXHIBIT “A”
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lots 164 and 165 of the 12th
District, 2nd Section of Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 9, Whispering Waters,
Phase II, as per plat recorded in Plat Book
EE, Pages 229-234, Pickens County, Georgia
Records, which plat is incorporated herein by
reference.
Subject to those certain protective
covenants, dated December 12, 1997,
recorded December 23, 1997 in Deed Book
287, Pages 318-319, Pickens County,
Georgia Records.
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc. as Attorney in Fact for Araceli Scott
Daniel D. Phelan
McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols &
Clark, LLC
1544 Old Alabama Road
Roswell, Georgia 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
DDP/jsg 5/4/04
Our file no. 5314204-FT1
This law firm is acting as a debt collector
attempting to collect a debt. Any information
obtained will be used for that purpose.
(48-51)
Property Ulanted
3-10 Acres
1-4 miles from 515
Prefer water on
property
Quick Close!
House on property OK
770-735-7818
PICKENS COUNTY MAY 2004 TAX SALE
SHERIFF'S SALE
MS. SHARON D. TROGLIN
EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi.Fa.'s
issued by the Tax Commissioner of Pickens
County, Georgia, in favor of the State of
Georgia and County of Pickens, against the
following named persons and the property as
described immediately below their respective
name(s).
There will be sold for cash or certified
funds at public outcry, before the Courthouse
door in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia,
between the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in May 2004, the same being May
4, 2004.
The following property will be sold between
the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00
PM. The below listed and described
properties, or as much thereof as will satisfy
the State and County tax execution on the
respective individual and property. The
properties hereinafter described have been
levied on as the property of the persons
whose names immediately precede the
property description. Each of the respective
parcels of property are located in Pickens
County, State of Georgia. The years for
which said Fi.Fa.'s are issued and levied are
stated below the name of the owner in each
case.
This is a buyer beware sale and all
property will be sold as is. The Tax
Commissioner makes no warranty, neither
expressed nor implied, as to title, and all
properties are subject to all recorded
covenants, easements, and right of ways.
Properties are sold under the power of a
tax sale deed with specific rights of
redemption.
Each defendant and tenant in possession,
if applicable, has been notified of levy time
and place of sale. Purchaser shall pay for title,
all transfer cost, all taxes, advertising cost and
recording fees. Pursuant to Georgia Law,
payment will be required within one (1) hour of
the completion of the tax sale. In the event a
bid is not properly paid, the property shall be
re-offered at 2:00 PM on the day of the
sale, or the following day that being May 5,
2004.
File #2
Map/Parcel: 024C-070
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Amos, Esper L & Hazel
P
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 248, 5th
District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 927, Sharp Top Mountain
Section, Bent Tree, as shown in Plat Book I,
Page 102.
Reference Deed: 58/27
Tax Years Due: 1999-2002
File # 5
Map/Parcel: 031-016-005
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Benefield, Barbara Jane
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 124, 12
District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being 3.54 acres, more or less,
designated as County Map/Parcel # 031-016-
005.
Reference Deed: 240/805, 286/166, 286/164
Tax Years Due: 2002
File # 6
Map/Parcel: 027A-155
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Bent Deeds Inc
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 260, 5th
District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 3456, Coffey Cove
Section, Bent Tree, as shown in Plat Book E,
Page 19.
Reference Deed: 260/512
Tax Years Due: 1998-2002
File # 7
Map/Parcel: 026B-098
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Bent Deeds Inc
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lots 280 & 297,
5th District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 1709, Oglethorpe
Mountain Section, Bent Tree, as shown in Plat
Book D, Page 235.
Reference Deed: 281/799
Tax Years Due: 1998-2002
File # 8
Map/Parcel: 027A-752
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Bent Deeds, Inc
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 259, 5th
District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 3204, Coffey Cove
Section, Bent Tree, as shown in Plat Book E,
Page 12.
Reference Deed: 318/102
Tax Years Due: 1998-2002
File# 10
Map/Parcel: 027A-825
Defendant in Fi.Fa.: Bent Deeds, Inc
Current Record Holder: Same as Defendant
in Fi.Fa.
Property Description: All that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in Land Lot 259 & 260,
5th District, 2nd Section, Pickens County,
Georgia, being Lot 3277, Coffey Cove
Section, Bent Tree, as shown in Plat Book E,
Page 13.
Reference Deed: 272/495
Tax Years Due: 1998-2002
File# 11
Map/Parcel: 025C-078
Continued on Following Page
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84 ACRE TRACT IN PICKENS, two miles from 515. Heavily forested, this property
includes entire ridge line providing magnificent views of Sharp Mountain. One mile
from Waleska Highway. Great interior road makes tract ready to develop.
$7,000/acre.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPER’S TRACT IN PICKENS COUNTY. Located on
Hidden Creek Rd. directly off 515, this 70 acre tract is less than two miles from
Highway 53 and Zell Miller Parkway. All utilities at property. Jaw dropping moun
tain views. Property is framed by three fast falling mountain creeks. Waterfalls
everywhere. Year round trout s tream. Ideal for 3-5 acre estate lots. $13,000/acre.
SIXTY SEVEN ACRES BORDERING NitflONM^OREST - Heavily wateredwith
2,000’ of gorgeous HarpeMBre^^HumiAg,lining with great interior roads.
Covered pavilion near creek. 600’ frontage on White Cliff Drive. $8,500/acre.
5.7 ACRE TRACT ADJACEIiLTOJiAfflhs <BED ABOVE. Well and electric on
property. This tract would |^4lMmoill^e ffi%hite Cliff Drive. Perfect for sub
division! $8,500/acre.
FORTY ACRES ON BIG CREEK ROAD. Springs, huge white oaks, abundant wildlife.
Property is natural bowl with soaring building sites. Seller will consider liberal
terms. $7,000 per acre. Great investment.
TWENTY ONE ACRES in High County Subdivision off Pleasant Valley Rd. Fantastic
building sites with five acre minimum restrictions insuring property value.
Driveway and culverts already installed. Spring and delightful branch flow through
out the year. $6,700 per acre.
57 ACRES ON ZION HILL R[^^roi|6y|y tardeWlfctional Forest. 2000’ frontage on
Harper’s Creek. Gorgeous vi^jB. ftpioJMeawff $8,500/acre.
THREE 2.5/A TRACTS IN TICKANETLEY/BUCKTOWN AREA ON OLD PARKER
PLACE RD. Creek descends through all three properties. Adjacent to National
Forest. $29,500 per tract.
30 ACRES ON SOUTH PINEY SPUR OFF 52 EAST. Rolling mountain land with
springs in valley, perfect for pond site. Gorgeous hardwoods. $4,000/acre.
50 ACRES ON GATES CHAPEL RD. near NatioMLForest. 2,400 feet of Mountain
Town Creek frontage. Trout ^3iintffcidfcjjdvJPs galore. Multiple homesites.
Small cabin at rear of properf^icluaed. ^4,500/acre.
130 ACRES eight miles north of Ellijay on two county roads. Gorgeous old growth
timber. Huge hemlocks. Superb interior roads. Trout stream runs thru middle of
tract, roaring waterfalls, borders Cherokee National Forest. $11,500/acre.
I HAVE INVESTMENT GRADE LAND TRACTS. ALL HAVE CASCADING CREEKS
AND PRIVACY. REALISTIC PRICES. IF YOU ARE A DEVELOPER, INVESTOR OR
SPORTS ENTHUSIAST, PLEASE CALL ME. PICKENS & GILMER COUNTIES.
JAY NORTHCUTT, ASSOCIATE BROKER
(404) 808-0786