August 22, 2014 Coats Museum News
In October of 1949, one could buy oysters for 79 cents per pint and grapes sold for 10 cents per pound. Likely food was purchased to serve the ladies in the Jr. Woman’s Club and the Coats Bridge Club. Lottie Lamm and Toby Surles had hosted the Jr. Woman’s Club while Mrs. Vic Lee had invited the Bridge Club into her house.
“I Shot Jesse James” was showing at the Coats Theater and there was a big stock car race between Erwin and Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hayes announced the birth of a son, Kenneth W. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was the former Mabel Reid Turlington. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Nichols watched as their son-in-law, Tommy Byrne, perform for the champs in the World Series. The Coats couple was seated just a few boxes away from former President Herbert Hoover and Connie Mack (Dunn Dispatch Oct. 21, 1949).
For those who ever met Tommy Byrne, most will agree that he was a very down to earth type guy. Eddie Vaughan shared that his Uncle D.M Raynor lived in New York when Tommy was pitching for the Yankees and later D.M. visited with him in Florida when Tommy was at the Nichols summer home there. Many of the ladies at the 2005 Coats Centennial were the recipient of a hug and kiss on the cheek from the Yankee pitcher when he visited the centennial event on the Coats Heritage Square.
In the Oct. 21th edition of the paper it announced the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Turlington, Jr. The mother was the former Rachel Tripp. Who was the daughter? In the October 24th edition of the Dunn Dispatch, it was reported that Miss. Jacqueline Whittington had married Bruce Lee West at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Carl Whittington. Floyd Whittington, uncle of the bride, presented a program of music. Rev. Luther Turner performed the ceremony in which the bride wore a gray suit with a powder blue blouse fashioned with a fitted neckline. The bride was educated at Coats High School and Mr. West at Midway. Do you know the names of their children?
William Irving McLamb was killed instantly a short distance from his home. He was survived by his wife, Ruth Barefoot McLamb and five children-Roy, Larry, Jerry, Erma Jean and Helen Gray McLamb (Dunn Dispatch Oct. 26, 1949).
The Coats Vocational Agriculture Exhibit won 2nd place at the N.C. State Fair. Graham Norris, Jerry Stewart, and Benny Ray Stephenson helped with the exhibit. O’Neal Barnes and his wife, the former Evelyn B. Shield, both graduates of NC State, had left for NY where Mr. Barnes went into business. They made their home in Ridgefield, New Jersey. Back in Coats, Mayor Vic Lee was recovering after an operation at the Dunn Hospital. Mrs. Annie Shaw from Holly Springs visited her sister, Mrs. Thomas D. Stewart, in Coats. Miss Ruth Grimes worked in the Coats Drug Store (Dunn Dispatch October 28, 1949).
On Route 2, Angier, Mrs. Ludie Cutts had died. Eddie Matthews was her brother (Dunn Dispatch October 31, 1949).
Silas Whittington, Marine Technical Sgt., landed on Labrado Coast. Emily Ella Turlington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turlington, was in the senior class. She and her classmate, Joan Larue Johnson, had not missed one day of school since they had started school. Joan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah C. and Alice T. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott announced the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Ellen Elliott, to Thomas Wilbert Parrish of Angier. They were married in Dillon, SC (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 2, 1949).
Does anyone know when the town of Angier planted their first crepe myrtles? I do know that the Senior Woman’s Club of Coats met at the home of Mrs. Reggie Parrish with Mrs. Edna Parrish as co-hostess. Mrs. Haywood Roberts presided. Guess what the topic was? The subject of beautifying Main Street with crepe myrtles was discussed. Mrs. P.K. Honeycutt, Miss Helen Honeycutt and Miss Melba Lee were hostesses for an attractive party at the Woman’s Club in Varina for Miss Celia Honeycutt, bride –elect of November 5. Two contests and bride’s dice were played at five tables and the 25 guests added a shower of miscellaneous gifts for the honoree (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 4, 1949).
Do you remember when I wrote about some town citizens being paid in the 1920 and 30’s to keep up the streets in town? In the Nov. 7, 1949 edition of the Dunn Dispatch, Mayor Vic Lee reported that the town of Coats had purchased a motor grader and the streets would be in the best shape in the town’s history. The cost of the machine was $4,100. Another improvement brought about by the commissioners was the addition of stoplights. One light was located at the Main Street intersection of McKinley Street. The second light was at the intersection of Highway 55 and the new Buies Creek-Benson Road that connected at the Coats School.
The town had experienced considerable difficulty with motorist speeding through town and the stoplights were expected to greatly alleviate the condition. Do you remember who those progressive leaders were in 1949? The town board was composed of Haywood Roberts (mayor pro-tem), T.O. Beasley, Luther Barefoot, and O.K. Keene. The latter two were street commissioners.
The Coats civic group honored the Coats School staff at a banquet at the Coats Agriculture Building. Approximately 150 had been expected. Hugh Turlington was home after being discharged from the US Navy in San Diego. His plans were to enter State College in January. Sgt. and Mrs. Levin Beasley were spending a few days with his family, the T.O. Beasleys. Levin was headed to a new station at Langley Field, Virginia (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 7, 1949).
Mrs. O.K. Keene was picked to fill the seat of Dr. Fred Fleming on the school board at Coats. The Coats American Legion was to sponsor a dance at the Coats Community Building on November 11th. Samp Williams, Elmond and Earl Ingold would provide music. Does that mean the building is finally finished?
This I do know. T.M. Stewart in “Corner Conversation” said that Mrs. Susan Johnson, who lived between Angier and Coats, completed a fishpond last year on the same side as her house. Now she was building another pond on the same stream across the highway. Mrs. Johnson’s home was the brick house where beautiful flowers bloomed most of the year. Mr. Stewart also remarked that Coats had moved out of the small town class. It now had “2 stoplights and chances are next time you go through Coats, you’ll have to stop and take a look at this fine town”, Stewart wrote (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 9, 1949).
A special thank you to Hope Moore for CACC president (2014-2016), Devon Moore for Moore’s Storage Buildings for CCAC Large Business Award (2007), Peggie Pope for United Hair Salon for CACC Small Business Award (2012), Danny Ferguson for CACC Man of the Year (2012), Billy Pope for Class of 1959, and to the Andy Cole Family for adding bricks to the walkways at the museum.
Thank you goes to Paige Ware from Texas, daughter of Richard and Janice Barnes Daniel, for her donation to the museum. Her Aunt Lynda Butler enjoyed giving her and her children a tour of the museums. Thank you also to Monica DeAngelis for her gift of 4 Edison Records and to Ray Upchurch for loaning 2 naval stores implements, a bottle of turpentine and a picture of a naval store tool. Also thank you goes to Norfleet Gardner’s brother, Al Gardner, for loaning his military helmet and an ammunition box. These items continue to enhance the knowledge available for visitors.
In October of 1949, one could buy oysters for 79 cents per pint and grapes sold for 10 cents per pound. Likely food was purchased to serve the ladies in the Jr. Woman’s Club and the Coats Bridge Club. Lottie Lamm and Toby Surles had hosted the Jr. Woman’s Club while Mrs. Vic Lee had invited the Bridge Club into her house.
“I Shot Jesse James” was showing at the Coats Theater and there was a big stock car race between Erwin and Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hayes announced the birth of a son, Kenneth W. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was the former Mabel Reid Turlington. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Nichols watched as their son-in-law, Tommy Byrne, perform for the champs in the World Series. The Coats couple was seated just a few boxes away from former President Herbert Hoover and Connie Mack (Dunn Dispatch Oct. 21, 1949).
For those who ever met Tommy Byrne, most will agree that he was a very down to earth type guy. Eddie Vaughan shared that his Uncle D.M Raynor lived in New York when Tommy was pitching for the Yankees and later D.M. visited with him in Florida when Tommy was at the Nichols summer home there. Many of the ladies at the 2005 Coats Centennial were the recipient of a hug and kiss on the cheek from the Yankee pitcher when he visited the centennial event on the Coats Heritage Square.
In the Oct. 21th edition of the paper it announced the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Turlington, Jr. The mother was the former Rachel Tripp. Who was the daughter? In the October 24th edition of the Dunn Dispatch, it was reported that Miss. Jacqueline Whittington had married Bruce Lee West at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Carl Whittington. Floyd Whittington, uncle of the bride, presented a program of music. Rev. Luther Turner performed the ceremony in which the bride wore a gray suit with a powder blue blouse fashioned with a fitted neckline. The bride was educated at Coats High School and Mr. West at Midway. Do you know the names of their children?
William Irving McLamb was killed instantly a short distance from his home. He was survived by his wife, Ruth Barefoot McLamb and five children-Roy, Larry, Jerry, Erma Jean and Helen Gray McLamb (Dunn Dispatch Oct. 26, 1949).
The Coats Vocational Agriculture Exhibit won 2nd place at the N.C. State Fair. Graham Norris, Jerry Stewart, and Benny Ray Stephenson helped with the exhibit. O’Neal Barnes and his wife, the former Evelyn B. Shield, both graduates of NC State, had left for NY where Mr. Barnes went into business. They made their home in Ridgefield, New Jersey. Back in Coats, Mayor Vic Lee was recovering after an operation at the Dunn Hospital. Mrs. Annie Shaw from Holly Springs visited her sister, Mrs. Thomas D. Stewart, in Coats. Miss Ruth Grimes worked in the Coats Drug Store (Dunn Dispatch October 28, 1949).
On Route 2, Angier, Mrs. Ludie Cutts had died. Eddie Matthews was her brother (Dunn Dispatch October 31, 1949).
Silas Whittington, Marine Technical Sgt., landed on Labrado Coast. Emily Ella Turlington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turlington, was in the senior class. She and her classmate, Joan Larue Johnson, had not missed one day of school since they had started school. Joan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah C. and Alice T. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott announced the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Ellen Elliott, to Thomas Wilbert Parrish of Angier. They were married in Dillon, SC (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 2, 1949).
Does anyone know when the town of Angier planted their first crepe myrtles? I do know that the Senior Woman’s Club of Coats met at the home of Mrs. Reggie Parrish with Mrs. Edna Parrish as co-hostess. Mrs. Haywood Roberts presided. Guess what the topic was? The subject of beautifying Main Street with crepe myrtles was discussed. Mrs. P.K. Honeycutt, Miss Helen Honeycutt and Miss Melba Lee were hostesses for an attractive party at the Woman’s Club in Varina for Miss Celia Honeycutt, bride –elect of November 5. Two contests and bride’s dice were played at five tables and the 25 guests added a shower of miscellaneous gifts for the honoree (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 4, 1949).
Do you remember when I wrote about some town citizens being paid in the 1920 and 30’s to keep up the streets in town? In the Nov. 7, 1949 edition of the Dunn Dispatch, Mayor Vic Lee reported that the town of Coats had purchased a motor grader and the streets would be in the best shape in the town’s history. The cost of the machine was $4,100. Another improvement brought about by the commissioners was the addition of stoplights. One light was located at the Main Street intersection of McKinley Street. The second light was at the intersection of Highway 55 and the new Buies Creek-Benson Road that connected at the Coats School.
The town had experienced considerable difficulty with motorist speeding through town and the stoplights were expected to greatly alleviate the condition. Do you remember who those progressive leaders were in 1949? The town board was composed of Haywood Roberts (mayor pro-tem), T.O. Beasley, Luther Barefoot, and O.K. Keene. The latter two were street commissioners.
The Coats civic group honored the Coats School staff at a banquet at the Coats Agriculture Building. Approximately 150 had been expected. Hugh Turlington was home after being discharged from the US Navy in San Diego. His plans were to enter State College in January. Sgt. and Mrs. Levin Beasley were spending a few days with his family, the T.O. Beasleys. Levin was headed to a new station at Langley Field, Virginia (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 7, 1949).
Mrs. O.K. Keene was picked to fill the seat of Dr. Fred Fleming on the school board at Coats. The Coats American Legion was to sponsor a dance at the Coats Community Building on November 11th. Samp Williams, Elmond and Earl Ingold would provide music. Does that mean the building is finally finished?
This I do know. T.M. Stewart in “Corner Conversation” said that Mrs. Susan Johnson, who lived between Angier and Coats, completed a fishpond last year on the same side as her house. Now she was building another pond on the same stream across the highway. Mrs. Johnson’s home was the brick house where beautiful flowers bloomed most of the year. Mr. Stewart also remarked that Coats had moved out of the small town class. It now had “2 stoplights and chances are next time you go through Coats, you’ll have to stop and take a look at this fine town”, Stewart wrote (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 9, 1949).
A special thank you to Hope Moore for CACC president (2014-2016), Devon Moore for Moore’s Storage Buildings for CCAC Large Business Award (2007), Peggie Pope for United Hair Salon for CACC Small Business Award (2012), Danny Ferguson for CACC Man of the Year (2012), Billy Pope for Class of 1959, and to the Andy Cole Family for adding bricks to the walkways at the museum.
Thank you goes to Paige Ware from Texas, daughter of Richard and Janice Barnes Daniel, for her donation to the museum. Her Aunt Lynda Butler enjoyed giving her and her children a tour of the museums. Thank you also to Monica DeAngelis for her gift of 4 Edison Records and to Ray Upchurch for loaning 2 naval stores implements, a bottle of turpentine and a picture of a naval store tool. Also thank you goes to Norfleet Gardner’s brother, Al Gardner, for loaning his military helmet and an ammunition box. These items continue to enhance the knowledge available for visitors.