May 8, 2008

----Something new has been added to Claxton industry with the announcement this week by Ira S. Womble Sr. of a new bakery product now ready to be marketed.
----After years of experimenting, Mr. Womble has perfected a pecan pound cake for canning. The cakes are put in special enamel key-opened-cans made by the American Can Co. They are vacuum sealed and will keep fresh indefinitely, Mr. Womble said.

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----The Claxton Lions Club has purchased approximately 5 acres and leased an additional acre at a site near McDougald’s Pond north of Hagan as the site for a clubhouse and recreational center, it was announced today by club president Frank Laws.

40 YEARS AGO

----The Rev. L. Perry McNeal, a native of Evans County and a noted civic and religious leader and a Gospel Preacher will be installed as pastor of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Savannah Sunday, May 12, at 4 p.m.
----He is the third pastor of Jerusalem Baptist Church since its organization in 1908. The church is located on the West side.

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----Sandra Jane Kicklighter of Claxton, and David Arley Todd, of Claxton will exchange wedding vows July 28 at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Claxton.

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Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cribbs of Claxton announce the birth of a daughter, Sonja Denise, on May 3 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah.

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---]Clifton L. Tippins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Tippins of Claxton, has been assigned to the Tampa, Florida Field office of the FBI as a special agent. Tippins, a 1971 graduate of Claxton High School, received an accounting degree from the University of Georgia in 1975.