April 23, 2021 Coats Museum News
The date on the Daily Record stated that it was March 31, 1987. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ray Weeks announced the engagement of their daughter, Sharon Anjanette Weeks, to Jack Donald Altman, Jr. He was son of Mrs. Linda M. Lee of Dunn and Mr. Jackie Donald Altman, Sr. of Fayettevile. (How many of you recognize Sharon’s name as being associated with banking in Dunn?)
I do know that Pope’s Barn was in the news many times in recent months. This time the news was that Pope’s Barn was awarded the Coats Area Chamber of Commerce ‘Business of the Week”. The business was opened in 1984, after approximately one year of construction and renovation of a converted general-purpose farm barn. It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Pope-more commonly known as Peggie and Billy (Daily Record Mar. 31, 1987).
Paul Capps was the lucky key holder of a new $26,000 190-E Mercedes from old Hickory Motors in Durham. Paul was the son of Mrs. Virginia Norris (Holden) and Mr. Delma Capps, both of Coats at that time (Daily Record Apr. 1, 1987). (Some will recognize that Paul was the grandson of Mr. J.D. Norris, Sr. who was associated with Johnson and Norris Real Estate and that J.D. also served on the town board as town commissioner and mayor.
Questions ---did Paul keep the Mercedes and how old was Paul when his key started the car’s engine?
Who remembers Jackie’s Fashions, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Ashworth of Fuquay? The store opened with a ribbon cutting. Coats Chamber members on hand for the ceremony were Dottie Tyndall, Ann Jones, J.D. Norris, and Mayor Tim McKinnie (Daily Record Apr. 2, 1987).
Another question- Is this Ashworth family the same ones who operates the Ashworth’s Store in Fuquay today? Have you ever been in that store? It has an amazing inventory of the finest names in the mercantile industry. Can you imagine having enough money to buy a pair of cashmere socks for $75? That store is the place to buy the finest of the finest. Did the Ashworth’s of Coats offer choices of the nicest lines of clothes?
I do know that as time has passed, folks seem content not to dress as our parents or younger we did. There was a time when Easter Sunday meant a new wardrobe down to matching shoes, earrings, pocketbook and hat? Don’t laugh at my dad, but I can remember if a tractor part broke or he needed something from a store in Benson, he would go into the house and clean up and change clothes before attending to his business in town.
That bit of information did not make the news in “Notes from Coats” but the news did share that Jeanette Stewart Pleasant, a lover of nature, had placed lavender ribbons on her mailbox in honor of springtime. Currin and Dorman Construction were busy building the new Post Office at the site of the Ora Parrish’s home place. I have a few questions to ask about that lady and site later but for now let’s continue with Wanda Pollard’s social notes. Bobby Ennis and Dick Lamm were operating two of the oldest service stations in Coats. They still pumped gas for their customers which was a rare thing in 1987 when self-service pumps were in existence.
Mrs. Frances Cook and Mr. Clayton Johnson were both home from the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sorrell, Jr. had celebrated their anniversary. J. Randy Hedgepeth, M.D., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hedgepeth, specialized in Pediatrics and had a practice in Raleigh where he made his home.
Wanda also reported that the Coats Baptist Church shared that the church had experienced growth under Dr. Mark White. Bobby Franklin had shaved off his beard. (Does anyone know why Booby had grown the beard-it was not a centennial year).
These were the folks who had celebrated birthdays according to Wanda: Edna Ennis, Peggie Pope, Pauline McLaurin, Louise Lee, Cecil Pleasant, Jennie Stephenson, Betty Johnson and Jayson Keith Parrish
How many young men with the name Keith Parrish graduated from Coats High? So let’s return to an earlier bit of information about the post office site. The paper said that it was the home place of Ora Turlington. Was she the daughter of L.L. Turlington, one of the wealthiest landowners in the Coats area? Did she marry the son of Barty F. Parrish who built the first brick commercial building on Coats Main Street?
This we do know—The Division of Principals –Administrators of the NC Association of Educators had named Joseph C. Hawley, principal of Coats School, as a finalist for Principal of the Year. J.C. had been as educator for 34 years (Daily Record Apr. 7, 1987). Did he win the honor?
The edition of the paper also printed that Shelia Faith Loyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Loyd, had married Travis Wages of Falcon. Sympathy was extended to Mr. Mack Mitchell family and to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stephenson for the loss of their daughter, Clara Mae.
The Coats Woman’s Club met at the home of home of Ruth Upchurch where Mrs. Elizabeth Guy and Mrs. Mildred Malone were co-hostesses. Keith Gregory and Brenda Gregory were very busy with their Family Video business on Main Street. Tony Beasley, son of Clep and Fannie Beasley, had been doing some pretty singing. He was also the proud uncle of a new niece born to Michael and Donna Jean Beasley.
Mrs. Dot Ferrell was pleased with the support from the community to help to improve the school cafeteria. After expenses of the fundraiser, they had enough to pay down on air conditioning for the dining room of the cafeteria; they also had plans to for a lady to paint a mural on the back wall of the dining room.
Do the schools continue to have fundraisers? Who remembers carrying home huge boxes of candy to sell for some school fundraiser? I can remember that well---the huge O’Henry, Baby Ruth and other candy bars. I don’t know about you, but there were four in my family who were in school who had to sell the candy, plus our neighbor’s children had boxes of candy to sell—the joy that must have brought to our moms and dads. How much of that candy was consumed by the students who were more or less compelled to sell it or to eat it? I do recall I personally preferred the candy sales over the Christmas cards or wrapping paper sales.
Speaking of selling, there are few folks in Coats who are any better at selling than Pat Godwin. Pat is retiring from the CCAC after working there for 16 years. Pat has worked hard to sell the town as a wonderful place to build a business and no better place to live where people continue to wave at strangers who pass them in vehicles, smile at people they see in local businesses and support most fundraisers that promote good causes even if they don’t like fish or BBQ. When the CACC moved to the municipal building, the museum volunteers missed Pat’s dropping by to say hello. H.L. and I are delighted to honor Pat Godwin with an honorarium to the Coats Museum. The town folks will miss Pat Godwin.
The date on the Daily Record stated that it was March 31, 1987. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ray Weeks announced the engagement of their daughter, Sharon Anjanette Weeks, to Jack Donald Altman, Jr. He was son of Mrs. Linda M. Lee of Dunn and Mr. Jackie Donald Altman, Sr. of Fayettevile. (How many of you recognize Sharon’s name as being associated with banking in Dunn?)
I do know that Pope’s Barn was in the news many times in recent months. This time the news was that Pope’s Barn was awarded the Coats Area Chamber of Commerce ‘Business of the Week”. The business was opened in 1984, after approximately one year of construction and renovation of a converted general-purpose farm barn. It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Pope-more commonly known as Peggie and Billy (Daily Record Mar. 31, 1987).
Paul Capps was the lucky key holder of a new $26,000 190-E Mercedes from old Hickory Motors in Durham. Paul was the son of Mrs. Virginia Norris (Holden) and Mr. Delma Capps, both of Coats at that time (Daily Record Apr. 1, 1987). (Some will recognize that Paul was the grandson of Mr. J.D. Norris, Sr. who was associated with Johnson and Norris Real Estate and that J.D. also served on the town board as town commissioner and mayor.
Questions ---did Paul keep the Mercedes and how old was Paul when his key started the car’s engine?
Who remembers Jackie’s Fashions, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Ashworth of Fuquay? The store opened with a ribbon cutting. Coats Chamber members on hand for the ceremony were Dottie Tyndall, Ann Jones, J.D. Norris, and Mayor Tim McKinnie (Daily Record Apr. 2, 1987).
Another question- Is this Ashworth family the same ones who operates the Ashworth’s Store in Fuquay today? Have you ever been in that store? It has an amazing inventory of the finest names in the mercantile industry. Can you imagine having enough money to buy a pair of cashmere socks for $75? That store is the place to buy the finest of the finest. Did the Ashworth’s of Coats offer choices of the nicest lines of clothes?
I do know that as time has passed, folks seem content not to dress as our parents or younger we did. There was a time when Easter Sunday meant a new wardrobe down to matching shoes, earrings, pocketbook and hat? Don’t laugh at my dad, but I can remember if a tractor part broke or he needed something from a store in Benson, he would go into the house and clean up and change clothes before attending to his business in town.
That bit of information did not make the news in “Notes from Coats” but the news did share that Jeanette Stewart Pleasant, a lover of nature, had placed lavender ribbons on her mailbox in honor of springtime. Currin and Dorman Construction were busy building the new Post Office at the site of the Ora Parrish’s home place. I have a few questions to ask about that lady and site later but for now let’s continue with Wanda Pollard’s social notes. Bobby Ennis and Dick Lamm were operating two of the oldest service stations in Coats. They still pumped gas for their customers which was a rare thing in 1987 when self-service pumps were in existence.
Mrs. Frances Cook and Mr. Clayton Johnson were both home from the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sorrell, Jr. had celebrated their anniversary. J. Randy Hedgepeth, M.D., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hedgepeth, specialized in Pediatrics and had a practice in Raleigh where he made his home.
Wanda also reported that the Coats Baptist Church shared that the church had experienced growth under Dr. Mark White. Bobby Franklin had shaved off his beard. (Does anyone know why Booby had grown the beard-it was not a centennial year).
These were the folks who had celebrated birthdays according to Wanda: Edna Ennis, Peggie Pope, Pauline McLaurin, Louise Lee, Cecil Pleasant, Jennie Stephenson, Betty Johnson and Jayson Keith Parrish
How many young men with the name Keith Parrish graduated from Coats High? So let’s return to an earlier bit of information about the post office site. The paper said that it was the home place of Ora Turlington. Was she the daughter of L.L. Turlington, one of the wealthiest landowners in the Coats area? Did she marry the son of Barty F. Parrish who built the first brick commercial building on Coats Main Street?
This we do know—The Division of Principals –Administrators of the NC Association of Educators had named Joseph C. Hawley, principal of Coats School, as a finalist for Principal of the Year. J.C. had been as educator for 34 years (Daily Record Apr. 7, 1987). Did he win the honor?
The edition of the paper also printed that Shelia Faith Loyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Loyd, had married Travis Wages of Falcon. Sympathy was extended to Mr. Mack Mitchell family and to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stephenson for the loss of their daughter, Clara Mae.
The Coats Woman’s Club met at the home of home of Ruth Upchurch where Mrs. Elizabeth Guy and Mrs. Mildred Malone were co-hostesses. Keith Gregory and Brenda Gregory were very busy with their Family Video business on Main Street. Tony Beasley, son of Clep and Fannie Beasley, had been doing some pretty singing. He was also the proud uncle of a new niece born to Michael and Donna Jean Beasley.
Mrs. Dot Ferrell was pleased with the support from the community to help to improve the school cafeteria. After expenses of the fundraiser, they had enough to pay down on air conditioning for the dining room of the cafeteria; they also had plans to for a lady to paint a mural on the back wall of the dining room.
Do the schools continue to have fundraisers? Who remembers carrying home huge boxes of candy to sell for some school fundraiser? I can remember that well---the huge O’Henry, Baby Ruth and other candy bars. I don’t know about you, but there were four in my family who were in school who had to sell the candy, plus our neighbor’s children had boxes of candy to sell—the joy that must have brought to our moms and dads. How much of that candy was consumed by the students who were more or less compelled to sell it or to eat it? I do recall I personally preferred the candy sales over the Christmas cards or wrapping paper sales.
Speaking of selling, there are few folks in Coats who are any better at selling than Pat Godwin. Pat is retiring from the CCAC after working there for 16 years. Pat has worked hard to sell the town as a wonderful place to build a business and no better place to live where people continue to wave at strangers who pass them in vehicles, smile at people they see in local businesses and support most fundraisers that promote good causes even if they don’t like fish or BBQ. When the CACC moved to the municipal building, the museum volunteers missed Pat’s dropping by to say hello. H.L. and I are delighted to honor Pat Godwin with an honorarium to the Coats Museum. The town folks will miss Pat Godwin.