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Public Notices Adoption In the Superior Court for the Coun ty of Houston State of Georgia Civil Action No. A-2413 Adoption Proceeding filed July 26. 1999 Order for Service by Publication Dated July 26. 1999 In Re Homer Reese Bryant. Jr., Peti tioner To: John Hood You are hereby notified that on the 26th day of July, 1999. Homer Reese Bryant Jr.filed a petition in the Supenor Court of said County to seek adoption of Terry Scott Lawhorn. You are hereby commanded to file any objection to said adoption, in writ ing, on or before October 1, 1999, and to show cause before the presiding Judge in Chambers of Houston Superi or Court at 9 oiclock, a m., on the Ist day of October. 1999. in the Court house in Perry, Houston County. Geor gia, why the adoption proceeding filed on behalf of the petitioner should not be granted without the written consent of the Biological Father of said minor child. Witness the Honorable George F. Nunn, Jr., Judge of said Court, this the 26th day of July, 1999. Terri L. Chambers Deputy Clerk, Houston Superior Court 8-14 8/4-8/18 Bids Sought Renovations, Modifications, Additions to Lindsey Elementary School 81 Tabor Drive Warner Robins, Georgia Bid Date Tuesday, August 31, 1999 2:00 p.m. Sealed proposals from general con tractors will be received by the Houston County Board of Education, Owner, at the board office located at 1100 Main Street, until 2:00 PM at the time legally prevailing in Perry. Georgia, on August 31, 1999, for the Renovations, Modifi cations and Additions to Lindsey Ele mentary School located at 81 Tabor Drive, located in Warner Robins, Geor gia. At the time and place noted above, the proposals will be publicly opened and read. Bidding “'documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect ri DeLoach Architects, PC., P.O. Box 6926, 721 Walnut Street. Macon, Geor gia 31208 (Phone 912/742-4999 ri FAX 912-742-5207). Bidding documents are available for inspection at the office of the Architect, the Dodge Plan Rooms, Construction Market Data and on Dodge SCAN Application for documents together with deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per set should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded as soon as possible. The full amount of the deposit for one (1) set of plans and specifica tions will be refunded to each General Contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condi tion within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating the cost of reproduction of documents equal to ’one hundred dollars ($10000), and shipping and handling upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis oi the base bid to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Both a performance bond and a payment bond will be required in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive tech nicalities and formalities. Houston County Board of Education Mr William A. Loudermilk Director Facilities Department 8-23 8/4-8/25 Renovations. Modifications. Additions to Kings Chapel Elementary School 460 Arena Road Perry, Georgia Bid Date Tuesday, August 31, 1999 3:00 PM Sealed proposals from general con tractors will be received by the Houston County Board of Education. Owner, at the board office located at 1100 Main Street, until 3:00 PM at the time legally prevailing in Perry, Georgia, on August 31, 1999, for the Renovations, Modifi cations and Additions to Kings Chapel Elementary School located at 460 Arena Road located in Perry, Georgia. At the time and place noted above, the proposals will be publicly opened and r ead. About these public notices The deadline for public notices is at noon on Monday before publication on Wednesday. Public notices are published each Wednesday in the Houston Home Journal newspaper, the designat ed legal organ for Houston County and the city of Perry. For information concerning billing, please contact Paula Zimmerman at (912) 987-1823 Notices cancelled after noon on Monday will be billed for insertion in that edition. Legal ads may be sent via Federal Express for Saturday delivery Legal ads may also be sent via email to homejrn@hom.net. Many legal notices are billed at the rate of $lO per 100 words or portion thereof for each insertion for the first four insertions. Some spe cific types of ads, such as divorce, articles of incorporation, articles of merger, petition to adopt, name changes and DUI notices have fees set based on the number of limes the notice is inserted. All rates are set by the Georgia Gener al Assembly Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect ri DeLoach Architects, PC., P.O. Box 6926,721 Walnut Street, Macon, Geor gia 31208 (Phone 912/742-4999 ft FAX 912-742-5207). Bidding documents are available for inspection at the office of the Architect, the Dodge Ran Rooms, Construction Market Data and on Dodge SCAN. Application for documents together with deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per set should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded as soon as possible. The full amount of the deposit for one (1) set of plans and specifica tions will be refunded to each General Contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condi tion within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating the cost of reproduction of documents equal to one hundred dollars ($100.00), and shipping and handling upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening of bids. Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis of the base bid to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Both a performance bond and a payment bond will be required in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or ail bids and to waive tech nicalities and formalities. Houston County Board of Education Mr. William A. Loudermilk Director Facilities Department 8-24 8/4-8/25 Child Custody In the Superior Court of Houston County State of Georgia Civil Action No. 99-V-64160-N jOhn R. Hardy and Joyce H. Hardy, Plaintiff vs. Christopher Gullo and Denise King, Defendant Notice of Publication By order for service by publication dated the 22nd day of July 1999, you are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of July 1999, John R. Hardy and Joyce H. Hardy filed suit against you for child custody. You are hereby required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court and to serve upon plaintiff’s attorney, Herbert L. Wells, 813 Carroll St„ Perry, Ga, 31069, an Answer in wnting within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication Witness, the Honorable George F Nunn Jr. and Edward D. Lukemire, Judges of this Superior Court This 22nd day of July, 1999 Terri L. Chambers Deputy Clerk, Houston Superior Court 7-84 7/28-8/18 Debtors, Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston Notice to Debtors and Creditors All creditors of the estate of Sarah Story Tanner, deceased, late of Hous ton County, are hereby notified to ren der in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 14th day of July, 1999. Rebecca Elizabeth Tanner Tatman As Executrix of the Estate of Sarah Story Tanner 205 Gilchrist Drive Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 Walter E. Harnngton Jr. Attorney at Law 106 Patriot Way Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 (912) 929-2966 7-77 7/21-8/11 Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: Phyllis M. Walter, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Phyllis M Walter, deceased, late of Houston County, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to us. This 12th day of July, 1999. Mark Allen Walter, Executor of The Estate of Phyllis M. Walter, Deceased, c/o Kushinka, Calhoun And Godwin. L.L.P Attorneys at Law 1512 Watson Boulevard P.O. Box 8219 Warner Robins, Ga., 31095 7 78 7/21-8/11 For billing purposes, every word shall be counted as one word including words such as: the, of, a, etc. Grouped numbers shall be count ed as one word. The deadline for foreclosure notices and tax sales for disposal Sept. 7 is Aug. 9 at noon. Here are some of the types of public notices included in this section of the Houston Home Journal: Hearings and meeting notices There are a wide variety of public meetings which must be held in order for a government to take an action. Among the most common are notices of panning commission meetings at which rezoning requests are to be acted upon and of hearings when a city or county government is setting a budget or tax rates. Sometimes these notices run as bordered ads on these pages. Sometimes, governments are required to publish notices about upcoming meetings, especially when a meeting is to be held outside the regular sched ule of that government or when a change will be made in the regular time or place of meeting Most of these notices are priced by the $lO per 100 words fee Estate notices There are some 20 differ Notice to Debtors A Creditors State of Georgia, County of Houston: AM creditors of the Estate of Harvy Ross, deceased, late of Houston Coun ty. Georgia, are hereby notified to ren der their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to the under signed. This Bth day of July, 1999. Helen Ross as Executor of Estate of Harvy Ross C/o George L. Williams Jr. 127 Carl Vinson Parkway. Warner Robins, Ga., 31088 7-79 7/21-8/11 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of Willie Mae Gunter, Deceased, late of Hous ton County, Georgia, are hereby noti fied to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 15th day of July, 1999. Lory Bradford Gunter 1317 Smoak Avenue Perry, Georgia 31069 David G. Walker Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 7-80 7/21-8/11 State of Georgia County of Houston IN RE: Estate of Joyce Prince Wallace All the creditors of the Estate of Joyce Prince Wallace, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are here by notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 21st day of July, 1999. Edwin Richard Wallace, Executor of the Estate of Joyce Prince Wallace K. Thomas Hall O'Neal, Long and Hall P.O. Box 730 Warner Robins, Ga„ 31099 (912) 929-4171 7-82 7/28-8/18 State of Georgia County of Houston In the Probate Court of said state and county: To the Creditors of Lewis Nottingham, Deceased: You are hereby notified to render to the undersigned an account of your demands against the estate of the above-named deceased, or lose priori ty as to your claim. This 21st day of July, 1999. Janet Streater Williams As Administrator of the Estate of Lewis Nottingham 103 Dowdy Lane Kathleen, Ga. 31047 7- 7/28-8/18 Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: John W. Cunningham, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of John W. Cunningham, deceased, late of Hous ton County, Georgia, are hereby noti fied to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to us. This 26th day of July, 1999 Irma G. Cunningham Executrix of the Estate of John W. Cunningham, Deceased C/o, Kushinka, Calhoun And Godwin, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law 1512 Watson Boulevard P.O. Box 8249 Warner Robins, Ga., 31095 8- 8/4-8/25 Notice State of Georgia County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of Dale E. Hawk, Deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 28th day of July, 1999. Carol L. Hawk 2430 Elko Road Perry, Georgia 31069 David G. Walker Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd. LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-11 8/4-8/25 Notice State of Georgia ent type of estate notices which can be pub lished, the most common of which is a notice to creditors to let the court know if a deceased per son owes them any money. Most estate-related notices come from the county probate judges office, although some are filed directly by attor neys Many of these notices run four times at a cost of S4O. Incorporation notice These are notices concerning a business which is to be incorporat ed with the office located in Houston County. Related incorporation notices can include an intent to dissolve a corporate, a name change of the corporation and mergers of a corporation. These notices typically run two weeks at a cost ot S4O Notice of elections and referendums This category covers a wide range of issues from notices to hold elections on alcoholic beverage sales to notices on bond referendums to con struct school buildings in Houston County. Notices must also appear concerning city and county elections when candidates are seeking elected public office. These notices typically cost $lO per 100 words or fraction thereof Bid notices When a local government is Wed.. Aug. 11. 1999 County of Houston All creditors of the Estate of James O. Hayes, Deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 28th day of July, 1999. Mary Ann McDowell 209 Grovania Road Elko, Georgia 31025 David G. Walker Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd, LLP Attorneys at Law Perry, Georgia 31069 8-12 8/4-8/25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re: Estate of Nell S. Alexander, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Nell S. Alexander, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me. This 2nd day of August, 1999. Moses Alexander, 111 P.O. Box 151 Warner Robins, Ga., 31099 8-21 8/4-8/25 Notice to Debtors and Creditors Re. Estate of Clara O Cotton, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Clara O. Cotton, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me This sth day of August, 1999. Robert M Cotton 1504 Sam Nunn Boulevard Perry, Ga. 31069 8-57 8/11-9/1 Georgia Houston County All creditors of the estate of Chris tine P Shuttlesworth, deceased, late of Houston County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the under signed according to law, and all per sons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. Howard T. Shuttlesworth Jr. Joseph W. Shuttlesworth Patricia Ann Shuttlesworth Ezell Executors of deceased 8-58 8/11-9/1 State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: Estate of Gladys S. McGaha All creditors of the Estate of Gladys S. McGaha, deceased, late of Houston County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the under signed according to law. and all per sons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. Michael Cowan, Executor of the Estate of Gladys S. McGaha K. Thomas Hall OlNeal, Long & Hall P. Box 730 Warner Robins, Ga. 31099 912/929-4171 8-59 8/11-9/1 Notice to Debtors and Creditors State of Georgia County of Houston In Re: Claudine B. Abbott, Deceased All creditors of the Estate of Clau dine B. Abbott, deceased, late of Hous ton County, Georgia, are hereby noti fied to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to us This 30th day of July, 1999 Cynthia L. Abbott Walker Executrix of the Estate of Claudine B Abbott, Deceased C/o. Kushinka, Calhoun and Godwin. LLP Attorneys at Law 1512 Watson Boulevard P.O Box 8219 Warner Robins, Ga. 31095 8-60 8/11-9/1 Divorce In the Superior Court of Houston County State of Georgia Civil Action No 99-V-64229-N Kashnira K. Patel, Plaintiff Kirit B. Patel, Defendant Notice of Publication By Order for service by publication dated the 30th day of July 1999, you are hereby notified that on the 30th day of July 1999, Kashnira K. Patel filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Page 3B going to buy something or have work done on a project, it is often required to solicit bids via legal notices. A related area of legal notices involves the sale of surplus government-owned equip ment. which also must be listed and published Bids for road work, school buildings and other public property is included in this category. A related category is sale of items seized by the local law enforcement departments These ads typically are priced at $lO per 100 words or trac tion thereof. Notice of government financial results Most city, county and school governments are required to annually publish the results of their audits The amount of detail varies by govern ment Typically these notices are published in boxed display advertisements. -Driving Under the Influence State law requires publication of a picture and a brief notice of anyone convicted in Houston County of a third driving under the influence charge The fines and related matters of settlement are included The fee for these ads is $25 each These ads run one time and typically come from the Houston Coun ty State Court or the municipal court of incorpo rated cities. Houston Home Journal Clerk of the Superior Court and to serve upon plaintiffis attorney, Kath leen S. Grantham, P.O. Box 6359, Warner Robins, Ga., 31095-6359 an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication Witness, the Honorable George F. Nunn Jr.and Edward D. Lukemire, Judges of this Superior Court. This 30th day of July, 1999. Terri L. Chambers Deputy Clerk, Houston Superior Court 8-1 8/4-8/25 Foreclosure Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, Houston County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by John Bodnar Jr. to Tucker Fed eral Savings and Loan Association, dated October 20, 1992, recorded in Deed Book 989, Page 727, Houston County, Georgia Records, as last trans ferred to Real Estate Financing Inc. by assignment, recorded Deed Book 1030, Page 219, Houston County Georgia records conveying the after described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Fifty Six Thousand One Hundred Thirty Five & No/100 Dollars ($56,135.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the cour thouse door of Houston County, Geor gia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 1999, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land situ ate, lying and being in Land Lot 30 of the Thirteenth District of Houston County, Georgia, known and designat ed as Parcel C, comprising 5.681 acres, and having such shapes, metes, bounds, courses and distances as are shown on plat of survey prepared by Richard L Jones, registered Land Sur veyor no. 1591, said plat of survey dated May 5, 1992, and recorded in Plat Book 42, Page 60, Clerk’s Office. Houston Superior Court. Said plat of survey and the recorded copy thereof are hereby made a part of this descrip tion by reference thereto for all purpos es. 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to col lect 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 accu rate survey and inspection of the prop erty,. any assessments, liens, encum brances, zoning ordinances, restric tions, 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 posses sion of the property is John Bodnar Jr.or a tenant or tenants and said prop erty is more commonly known as 720 Grovania Road, Hawkinsville, Ga., 31036. Regions Mortgage. Inc., fka Real Estate Financing Inc. as Attorney in Fact for John Bodnar Jr. Stanley H. McCalla McCalla, Raymer, Padnck, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, LLC 56 Perimeter Center East, sth Floor Atlanta, Ga., 30346 (770)729-8875 SHM/slb 9/7/99 Our file no. 53025/99-1-29558 The law firm is acting as a debt col lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 8-20 8/4-9/1 Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Houston County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Emory Aycock and Shelia Simpson Aycock to Sears Mortgage Corporation, dated March 3, 1989, recorded in Deed Book 836, Page 458, Houston County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Aurora Loan Ser vices, Inc. by assignment to be record ed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the onginal principal amount of Fifty Four Thou sand Two Hundred Eighty Seven & No/100 Dollars ($54,287.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the cour thouse door of Houston County, Geor gia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September, 1999, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land situ ate, lying and being in Land Lot 192 of the Fifth Land District of Houston County, Georgia, being know and des ignated as Lot 2, Block A, HiMcrest Heights Subdivision according to a plat of survey prepared by Waddle Survey ing Cp„ Inc., dated April 1959, and recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 261, Clerk's Office, Houston Superior Court. Said plat and the recorded copy thereof are hereby made a part of this description by reference thereto for all purposes. 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to col lect 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 accu rate survey and inspection of the prop erty, any assessments, liens, encum brances, zoning ordinances, restric tions, 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 posses sion of the property is Emory Aycock and Shelia Simpson Aycock or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 124 Sandra Avenue, Warner Robins, Ga., 31088. Aurora Loan Services, Inc Attorney in Fact for Emory Aycock and Shelia Simpson Aycock Stanley H. McCalla McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, LLC 56 Perimeter Center East, sth Floor Atlanta, Ga., 30346 SHM/slb 9/7/99 Our file no. 52863/98-1-29740 The law firm is acting as a debt col lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 8-25 8/11-9/1 Notice Of Sale Under Power Georgia, Houston County Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Jacqueline Myrtis Battle to Equiprime. Inc., dated August 25. 1998, recorded in Deed Book 1383, Page 800, Houston County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Eighty Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty & No/100 Dollars ($82,250.00), with interest thereon as set forth there in, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Houston County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the fi'st Tuesday in August, 1999, the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land situ ate, lying and haing in Land Lot 137 of the Fifth (sth,) Land District of Houston County, Georgia, being known and designated as Lot 5 and a portion of Lot 6, Block E, Section No. 2, of a sub division known as Hidden Valley, according to a piat of said subdivision of record in Plat Book 27, Page 92, Clerk's Office, Houston Supenor Court. Said plat and the recorded copy there of are hereby made a part of this descnption by reference thereto for all purposes. 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 the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to col lect 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 accu rate survey and inspection of the prop erty, any assessments, liens, encum brances, zoning ordinances, restric tions, 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 posses sion of the property is Jacqueline Myr tis Battle or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 505 Woodhaven Drive, Centerville, Georgia 31028. as Attorney in Fact for Jacqueline Myrtis Battle S. H McCalla McCalla, Raymer, Padnck, Cobb, Please see next page Juvenile matters This broad category can include notices such as adoption, custody, juve nile court actions, and temporary custody These matters frequently have fixed fees and run for from two to four times, depending on the order. Some of these issues come from the Houston County Juvenile Court, others from the Houston County Probate Court Domestic matters These include notices tor change of name and for divorce when one of the parties cannot be located locally. Both of these items run four times each at a cost of SBO. Notice of sale or foreclosure notice These notices are usually run when someone, generally a financial institution, has not received payment on a loan Property which secures the loan is being foreclosed on so the lender can take it tqusell or otherwise pay oft the loan. A sim ilar category is a tax sale, where the county or a city is selling the property to collect unpaid prop erty taxes These notices typically run the four Wednesdays prior to the first Tuesday of the month when the sales are held at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry The fee tor these notices Is $lO per 100 words per insertion