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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A NO: 2008-CP-14-0098
The United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service f/k/a Farmers Home Administration or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture,
PLAINTIFF,
vs.
Denisha Morant, South Carolina Housing Trust Fund and Hearth Corporation,
DEFENDANT(S).
F28-01353
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
FILING OF COMPLAINT
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE)
DEFICIENCY WAIVED
TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County on February 20, 2008.
KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.
P.O. Box 11264
1300 Pickens Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1264
BY: JOHN B. KELCHNER
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Columbia, South Carolina
April 25, 2008
(5/1-5/15)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Wilbur D. Dennis
Representative: Julian B. Gamble
Address: Post Office Box 37, Turbeville, SC 29162
(5/1-5/15)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Joan C. Parant
Representative: Harry Parant
Address: 1034 Margaret Drive, Summerton, SC 29148
Attorney: W.C. Coffey, Jr., Esq., Attorney at Law
Address: P.O. Box 1292, Manning, SC 29102
(5/1-5/15)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Merie B. King
Representative: Henry W. King, Jr.
Address: 8126 Greeleyville Highway, Manning, SC 29102
(5/1-5/15)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Henry Dingle, Sr.
Representative: Frances C. Dingle
Address: 1060 Howell Street, Manning, SC 29102
(5/1-5/15)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Krissh LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer & wine at 117 S. Boundary St., Manning, SC 29102. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than May 26, 2008. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business: and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899.
(5/8-5/22)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
C/A No.: 07-CP-14-376
Dorothy White, Geraldine Bennett and Barbara Bennett,
Plaintiffs,
-vs-
Rhetus Nelson and Johnnie Nelson, and John Doe and Mary Roe, Representing all unknown persons Having or claiming to have any Right, Title, or interest in or to, or Lien on the lands described herein, Including all unknown heirs of Rhetus Nelson and Johnnie Nelson
Defendants.
AMENDED SUMMONS
NOTICE AND NOTICE OF
MOTION FOR ORDER OF
REFERENCE
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in the above-titled action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Amended Complaint upon the subscribers at his/her/their offices, located at 309 Broad Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days from the date of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff herein will apply to the Court for an Order for Judgment by Default thereby granting the relief requested in said Complaint.
YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN FURTHER NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Amended Summons and Amended Complaint, the Plaintiff will move for a General Order of Reference of this cause to the Honorable William Coffey, Master In Equity for Clarendon County, or his successor or successors in the Office or such Special Master or Special Referee to whom this case may be assigned, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master, or his successor or successors in Office or such Special Master or Special Referee, be authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal, if any, to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
Charles T. Brooks III
Attorney for the Plaintiff
309 Broad Street
Post Office Box 3512
Sumter, South Carolina 29150
(803)418-5708
April 16, 2008
TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, INCLUSIVE OF ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, INCLUSIVE OF SUCH PERSONS WHETHER INFANTS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, AND IN THE CASE OF THE INFANTS UNDER THE AGE FOR FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OR PERSONS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT, TO THEIR PARENTS OR THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE, OR THEIR CONSERVATOR, IF THEY HAVE ONE,
TAKE NOTICE
That the Order appointing Garryl L. Deas, Esq., 201 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, (803) 775-7004 as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County.
You will further take notice that unless the said minors or persons under legal disability, if any, or someone on their behalf or on behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this Order upon them by Publication, exclusive of the day of service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purpose of this action, the Plaintiff, will apply for an Order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.
CHARLES T. BROOKS, III
Attorney for the Plaintiff
(5/8-5/22)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
08-DR-22-203
GREGORY WAYNE ALEXANDER,
Petitioner,
vs.
STACIA ALEXANDER ATKINSON,
Respondent,
RE: DESTINEE HOPE ALEXANDER, d/o/b: 02/29/04 a minor child under the age of fourteen (14) years.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
AND JOHN DOE PUBLICATION
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Having read the Complaint of the Plaintiff herein, it appears that this is an action for Adoption in Georgetown County, South Carolina, and further that the Defendant, Stacia Alexander Atkinson’s whereabouts is unknown. It appears that the Defendant has moved and left no forwarding address; it also appears that this is an action for adoption of the minor child, Destinee Hope Alexander, of Charleston County, South Carolina, and further that the identity of the natural father may or may not be known; it is, therefore,
ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Notice be provided to Stacia Alexander Atkinson and to John Doe by publishing a copy of the attached Summons and this Order in a paper of general circulation in the Manning Times once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Conway, South Carolina
April 16, 2008
Lisa A. Kinon
Chief Administrative Judge
for the Family Court
SUMMONS
(Adoption)
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to respond to the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the subscribers at P.O. Box 4427, 211 Highway 17 North, STE 105 North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to respond to the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
March 31, 2008
MCLAIN & LEE, LLC
By: Melissa Johnson Emery
211 Highway 17 North, STE 105
Post Office Box 4427
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Telephone: 843/249-5353
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
(5/8-5/22)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Sonora Food and Liquor, Inc., intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer & wine at 3745 Greeleyville Hwy., Manning, SC 29102. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than May 26, 2008. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business: and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899.
(5/8-5/22)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Robert L. Elsen, Jr.
Representative: Karen S. Scheurich
Address: 1022 Winding Pond Road, Manning, SC 29102
(5/8-5/22)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Shirley Neil Swann
Representative: Billie Jo Dorman
Address: 1535 Beaver Drive, Manning, SC 29102
Attorney: Coffey, Chandler & Kent, PA, Attorneys at Law
Address: P.O. Box 1292, Manning, SC 29102
(5/8-5/22)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is P.O. Box 307, Manning, SC 29102, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors (unless barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Estate: Alphues Martin
Representative: Angela L. Martin
Address: 214 Alfred Henry Dr., #6, Manning, SC 2902
(5/8-5/22)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that ASHMI, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and off premises consumption of beer & wine at 3 Main Street, Summerton, SC 29148. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be received by the S.C. Department of Revenue no later than May 31, 2008. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business: and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214; or faxed to: (803) 898-5899.
(5/15-5/29)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NUMBER: 2008-CP-14-128
City of Manning,
Plaintiff,
v.
Wesley Servance and Carolyn Servance,
Defendants.
SUMMONS
TO: DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers, Johnson, McKenzie & Robinson, L.L.C., at their offices at 2 North Brooks Street, Manning, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Manning, SC
March 4, 2008
JOHNSON, MCKENZIE &
ROBINSON, LLC
BY: William H. Johnson
2 N. Brooks Street
Manning, South Carolina 29102
(803) 435-0909
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
(5/15-5/29)

TO: Charles Cunningham
41 Talmadge Ave.
Mecccen, NJ 08804
FROM: Kenneth Arbuckle
1271 Scott Lake Rd.
Summerton, SC 29148
DATE: 4/14/08
ITEM HELD FOR STORAGE: 16’ Tractor Trailer Star 115
SERIAL NUMBER: BUJ63010H394
LICENSE NO.: 4330BB STATE: SC
NOTICE
Please be advised that the above-described item that I have at my place of business has been stored and the amount of the charges as of April, 2008, are $840. The item listed above has been repaired or stored and must be claimed within thirty (30) days. Pursuant to Code Section 29-15-10 of the 1976 SC Code of Laws, as amended, this property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder after thirty (30) days have expired. Sale notices will be posted in three (3) public places for 15 days prior to sale. A copy of this notice will be sent by certified mail to all lienholders of record. Storage charges of $35 per day will be added until this property is claimed and the charges are paid.
(5/15-5/29)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
B.B. MCCORMICK & SONS, INC.,
PLAINTIFFS,
VS.
COUNTY OF CLARENDON AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
DEFENDANT.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE PETITION TO CLOSE ROAD
Notice is hereby given that the Plaintiffs above-named, upon the completion of this notice being published once a week for three consecutive weeks shall petition the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County for an Order to close the following road: The unpaved portion of Dingle Pond Road as depicted on the plat of DuValle W. Elliott, Surveyor, dated November 30, 2005 and recorded in the office of the Clarendon County RMC in Plat Book E-1036, at Page 8.
Manning, South Carolina
May 2, 2008
LAND, PARKER & WELCH, P.A.
BY: William Ceth Land, Esquire
Post Office Box 138
29 South Mill Street
Manning, South Carolina 29102
803-435-8894
(5/15-5/29)

NOTICE OF SALE
Docket No. 08-CP-14-00104
By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. against Lettie Mae McDowell, Johnny McDowell, and Shana Dickson, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Clarendon County, will sell on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 West Keitt Street, Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with improvements thereon, if any, being known and designated as Lot Number Eight (8), situate, lying and being located in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and delineated on a plat entitled “Plat of Subdivision Located About Eleven (11) Miles Northeast of the Town of Manning Being Known as 527 Subdivision, Prepared at the Request of: Danny Collins” prepared by William N. Kellahan, Jr., S.C. P.E. R.L.S. #5263, recorded April 2, 1992 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 44 at page 135; said lot having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less.
This being the identical property conveyed to Lettie Mae McDowell and Johnny McDowell by deed of Daniel and Leatrice Collins dated October 17, 1991 and recorded October 18, 1991 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Deed Book A-211 at page 350.
Also: One (1) 1999 Clayton Mobile Home, Serial No. HHC012222NCAB
TMS No. 309-00-01-011-00
CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS: 1264 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion, SC 29111
SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.)
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master’s deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.50% per annum.
William C. Coffey, Jr.
As Master in Equity for
Clarendon County
Plaintiff’s Attorney:
J. Kershaw Spong
Post Office Box 944
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
803/779-8900
(5/15-5/29)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL REFEREE SALE
CASE NO.2008-CP-14-42
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC, as Servicer for BankAmerica Housing Services a Division of Bank of America, FSB, against Debra Ann Ragin and Harry Lee Ragin, et al., the Special Referee for Clarendon County, or his agent, will sell on June 2, 2008, at 11:00 am, at Clarendon County Courthouse, Manning, SC, to the highest bidder.
All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in School District 2, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Tract containing 2.00 acres out parcel and a portion of Lot #7 of Wells Estates Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared for Debra A. Ragin and harry L. Ragin, by Robert G. Mathis, RLS, dated June 24, 1997, and recorded in the Clerk of Court’s Office for Clarendon County in Plat Book S-48 at Page 629, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.
This being the identical property conveyed to Debra Ann Ragin and Harry Lee Ragin by deed from R.E. Wells, Jr., dated April 29, 1993, recorded June 10, 1993, in the Office of the Clarendon County Register in Book A240, Page 43.
Also the a portion of the property conveyed to Debra Ann Ragin and Harry Lee Ragin by deed from E.W. Odom, dated July 18, 1997, recorded July 18, 1997, in Book A321 at Page 252.
Together with that certain 1998 Mascot mobile home, Serial No. ACMHG6401A&B.
TMS Number: 189-00-02-021-00 and 189-00-020-014-00
TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser to pay for papers and recording fees for deed, and that the successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff herein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Clarendon County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of the bid, by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale and bid or immediately if directed by the Judge, same to be applied on the purchase money only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within twenty (20) days, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s Judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.
Deficiency judgment being demanded, bidding will not close on sales day, but will remain open for a period of 30 days from the date of the sale. THE PLAINTIFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE DEFICIENCY UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DATE OF THE SALE.
The property will be sold subject to any past due or accruing property taxes, assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.
This Property will be sold subject to the 120 day right of redemption of the United States of America.
The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rate of 8.38% per annum.
The Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchases at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.
Manning, South Carolina
_____________, 2008
William T. Geddings, Jr.
Special Referee for Clarendon County
LEATH, BOUCH, CRAWFORD & VON KELLER, LLP
PO Box 4216
Columbia, SC 29240
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(5/15-5/29)

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2008-CP-14-0082
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Residential Funding Company, LLC, against Michael Ragin., the Master in Equity for Clarendon County, or his agent, will sell on June 2, 2008, at 11:00 A.M., at Clarendon County Courthouse, 8 South Brook Street, Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 34, containing .72 acres, according to a plat of Wells Estates Subdivision, made by Robert G. Mathis Land Surveying, dated 5 May 1993, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 45, Page 136. Said plat shall be incorporated herein by reference pursuant to §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. TMS Number: 189-00-02-048-00
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1111 Dudie Ct., Manning, SC
This being the same property conveyed to Michael Ragin by deed of E. W. Odom, dated April 5, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County on April 6, 2005, in Deed Book A0567 at Page 284. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 9.0% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.
Manning, South Carolina
May 7, 2008
William C. Coffey, Jr. Master in Equity for Clarendon County
FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC
Post Office Box 71727
North Charleston, South Carolina 29415
(843) 577-5460
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(5/15-5/29)

F27-03018
Notice of Sale
2007-CP-14-594
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Popular Financial Services LLC against, Courtenay C. Gaillard a/k/a Courtenay Gaillard, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Clarendon County, will sell on June 2, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the Clarendon County Courthouse in Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:
Legal Description and Property Address:
All that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in School District No. 1 of Clarendon County, South Carolina, being designated as Lot No. 17, containing 0.74 acre on a plat hereinafter referred to and bounding and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot 16 on said plat and measuring thereon 114.87 feet; on the East by Lot 18 on said plat and measuring thereon 279.99 feet; on the South by Moses Dingle Road and measuring thereon 114.99 feet; and on the West by Lot 16 on said plat and measuring thereon 280.00 feet.
ALSO INCLUDES A 2000 General 28 x 60 mobile home, VIN #GMHGA6439900412AB.
For a more particular description of said lot, reference may be had to a plat made by Robert G. Mathis, PLS, dated February 1, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book S-51 at Page 647.
This being the same property conveyed to Courtenay C. Gaillard by deed of Henry P. Bozard, Jr., dated September 28, 2005 and recorded on September 29, 2005 in the Register of Deeds Office for Clarendon County, South Carolina in Book A-588 at page 257.
3329 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton, SC 29148
TMS # 119-00-01-030-00
TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Eight And 85/100 percent (8.85%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Clarendon County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. CODE Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976).
If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.
S/William C. Coffey, Jr.
Master in Equity For Clarendon County
Manning, South Carolina
KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorney for Plaintiff
(5/15-5/29)

NOTICE OF SALE
2007-CP-14-377
BY VIRTUE of a Judgment granted in the case of:
Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company v. Danny Wearing, Alice Doctor-Wearing a/k/a Alice D. Wearing, The South Carolina Department of Revenue, Civil Action No. 2007-CP-14-377, I, the undersigned Master in Equity (or the designee of the Master in Equity), will sell on June 2, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the Clarendon County Courthouse, W. Boyce Street, Manning, SC, to the highest bidder:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the Town of Summerton, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, being the Southern portion of property described on plat dated October 29, 1947 and recorded February 19, 1948 in Book 11 at Page 156. Said property bounding, now or formerly, as follows: On the North by the Northern portion of property described on plat hereinafter referred to and measuring thereon 115.3 feet, more or less; On the East by property formerly of J.H. Medlin and measuring thereon 139.4 feet, more or less: On the South by property of W.H. Anderson and measuring thereon 121.7 feet, more or less; and on the West by Tindal Street and measuring thereon 113.8 feet, more or less, Tindal Street now being known as Windham Street.
This being the same property conveyed to Danny Wearing and Alice D. Wearing by deed from Thomasine G. Harvin dated June 14, 1991 and recorded November 25, 1991in the Clerk of Court in Clarendon County in Deed book A213 at Page 284.
TMS No. 078-14-04-018
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3 Windham Street, Summerton, SC 29148
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the time of the bid, five per cent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price if compliance is made, but in the event compliance is not made, the deposit shall be forfeited and applied first to costs of the action and then to plaintiff’s debt. Should the successful bidder at the regularly conducted sale fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days from the conclusion of the bidding, then the Master in Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day, but at the risk of the defaulting bidder(s). A personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded, the bidding will remain open after the date of sale for a period of thirty (30) days from date of sale, and will be reopened on the thirtieth day thereafter as prescribed by statute. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights prior to sale, including its right to a deficiency judgment, in accordance with Rule 71, SCRCP.
Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Foreclosure Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.000%.
SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.
Manning, South Carolina
May 13, 2008
W. C. Coffey, Jr.
Master in Equity, Clarendon County
FLEMING & WHITT, P. A.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1301 Gervais St., Ste 500
Columbia, SC 2211
803-254-4751 ext. 4761 (phone)
803-779-0133 (main fax)
803-744-4781 (desktop fax)
(5/15-5/29)

NOTICE OF SALE
BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wachovia Bank, N.A. vs. Ida Mae Hilton; Theresa Hilton; Howard Hilton, Jr.; Tamika Hilton; Debra Parker; Henrietta Johnson; Betty Jean Hilton; Great Seneca Financial Corporation; Greenwood Trust t/a The Discover Card; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Alphonso Hilton, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe,, C/A No. 07-CP-14-0681, The following property will be sold on June 2, 2008, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate Northwest of Lawson Street in Bellewood Subdivision in the Town of Manning, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina. Said lot being designated as Lot Number 208 on the Plat hereinafter referred to and bounding and measuring thereon as follows: On the Northeast by Lot Number 209 on said Plat and measuring thereon 150 feet; on the Southeast by Lawson Street and measuring thereon 85 feet; on the Southwest by Lot Number 207 on said Plat and measuring thereon 150 feet; on the Northwest by Lot Numbers 196 and 197 on said Plat and measuring thereon 85 feet. For a more particular description of said lot, reference may be had to a Plat made by Oliver & Gamble, surveyors, dated June 16, 1971, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book 23 at Page 127. Said lot being designated as Lot Number 208, Section C. Derivation: Book A413 at Page 227
721 LAWSON ST, MANNING, SC 29102
169-06-06-018.00 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% cash deposit is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 13% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Clarendon County Clerk of Court at C/A #07-CP-14-0681. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.
William Geddings
Special Referee for Clarendon County
Samuel C. Waters, Esq.
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 100200
Columbia, SC 29202-3200
(803) 744-4444
010389-01419
Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)
(5/13-5/29)

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