August 29, 2014 Coats Museum News
The WWII wedding gown made of parachute material gets lots of attention in the Coats Museum Exhibit Hall. Several visitors have suggested that the museum should have an exhibit of vintage wedding gowns like we have military uniforms. Wonder if the family of Mrs. Celia Honeycutt Wooten preserved her wedding gown in 1949. The paper shared that Miss Celia Honeycutt wore an original gown of white bridal satin with a marquisette yoke, embroidered with bertha of Chantilly lace appliquéd with seed pearls. The long sleeves extended in calla lily points over her hands and the full-length skirt terminated in a long train. The mother of the bride wore a floor length gown of jewel blue. Mrs. Bobby Honeycutt of Coats was an honorary bridesmaid and Mrs. Rupert Honeycutt greeted guests at the reception. The bride had graduated from Coats High School and King’s Business College while the groom, Jessie Wooten, had graduated from Westbrook High School and attended State College (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 9, 1949).
Not far from Coats, at Bailey’s Crossroads, a youth Sunday was observed at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church. An offering was taken to help purchase a movie projector (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 11, 1949).
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Young of Dunn, Route 3, announced the birth of a daughter on October 2nd at Dunn Hospital. The mother was the former Alene Weeks of Coats. The same edition of the paper recorded that a gala event was given for Bonnie Jean Stephenson, bride-elect. Mrs. Elbert Tripp, Mrs. Daywood Langdon, Miss Margaret Stephenson, Mrs. Earl Ennis, Miss Pat Gregory, and Mrs. Leon Stephenson assisted hostesses Mrs. Victor Gregory and Mrs. Garland Sherrill at the Pleasant Grove Community Building (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 11, 1949). Who was the groom to be?
The Turlington HD Club won 1st prize at the Harnett County Achievement Exhibit Contest. Mrs. J.A. Seagroves had died at Good Hope Hospital after an illness of four days. She was 56 and had been a resident of Coats for years. She was a faithful member of Coats Baptist Church. She was survived by her husband and 7 children –Thomas, Millard, Graham, Raeford, Mrs. Carlyle Smith, Mrs. Clyde Byrd and Mrs. Joseph Tart. Her siblings were Roy Sears, Charles Sears, and Mrs. John Bowling (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 14, 1949).
A couple of months back, the voters rejected the legal sale of wine and beer In Harnett County. The vote for ABC stores was light in Harnett County. Only 4,000 of 13,000 voters went to the polls. Grove 1 and 2 voted against the stores (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 16, 1949).
Dr. Clarence Roberts attended the Carolina-Notre Game in NY. He had dropped off his mother, Mrs. J.R. Butler, in Washington, D.C. (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 21. 1949). Who knows who Mrs. Butler was before she married Dr. Butler and do you recall where she lived?
Mrs. Gertrude Upchurch died at her home. The forty- year-old woman had suffered a long illness. Mrs. Upchurch was a native of Virginia. Mayton Upchurch was her surviving husband and Mayton, Jr. and Lucy Janice were her children (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 23, 1949).
Mr. and Mrs. T. Herbert Grimes of Siler City spent Sunday in Coats with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson and A. Clyde Grimes. Dr. and Mrs. Donald Moore had moved into their new home on South Caro Street. The home that was the old Presbyterian Church remodeled. The town was proud to have Dr. Moore’s parents move to Coats and live with the younger Moores (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 28, 1949).
Rev. Joe Mack Long resigned for the Coats Baptist Church after being there for nearly three years (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 30, 1949).
A home for old folks was to be built according to the December 5, 1949 edition of the Dunn Dispatch. In 1944 at the church at Turlington Grove, a few sisters met and organized a club known as the Ministers’ Wives Friendly Club for the benefit of helping sick and needy people. They wanted to purchase one acre to be used entirely for that use of land. In 1948, Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Foye (white individuals) gave them the land. The sisters were planning to build an Old Folks Home on that land. Did they ever get that project off the ground?
Jurors for January 9, 1950 were W.C. Noles, Herbert L. Cutts, and Hubert Lamm. Mesdames Albert Oldham, Jr. and Harold Byrd complimented Mrs. Earl Stewart with a baby shower at the Byrd home. The house was festively decorated for Christmas. The focal point was a white bassinet filled with gifts (Dunn Dispatch Dec. 7, 1949).
The same edition of the paper recorded that the Coats Woman’s Club heard Mayor Vic Lee speak on “Citizenship”. Mrs. Naomi Hudson, Mrs. Felix Stewart, Mrs. Hattie Willis, Mrs. Nell Williams, Mrs. Fred Byrd, Mrs. Donald Moore, Mrs. Ruth Stewart, and Mrs. Edna Parrish were some members who heard the talk. Beautiful poinsettias decorated the lovely home of Mrs. Eva Nichols.
Is this the first time you have read about poinsettias being used in Coats? Were there greenhouses in the area? Was there a florist in Coats in 1949?
Mrs. Lucy Kelly had spent the weekend in Raleigh visiting her brother W.W. Wiggins. Did he not live in Coats in the early 1920’s, own a drug store and serve on the council as mayor? “So Dear to My Heart” with Burl Ives played at the Coats Theater. Two dozen oranges were 35 cents and five pounds of apples were 39 cents. A two pound box of Wellons hard candy mix was 29 cents and a two pound box of stick candy cost 49 cents (Dunn Dispatch Dec. 7, 1949). How many of you have heard someone say all they got in their Christmas stocking was a few pieces of hard candy, an orange and some nuts? Is this why candy was being advertised before Christmas?
Governor Kerr Scott had come to Harnett County. He asked the 500 farmers who attended the meeting how many of them wanted a telephone and could not get them-25 to 30 raised hands. He next asked how many wanted electric lights and could not get them-5 or 6 raised hands. The governor’s secretary noted that was the smallest number yet to indicate their desire at a meeting. Question-did that mean that most of them had phone or electric lights already? What do you think accounted for the low numbers?
James Tadlock had produced 138.38 bushels of corn per acre. Several Coats farmers produced over 100 bushels per acre. Are your relatives among the following farmers: Paul Pollard, James Tadlock, W.T. Sorrell, Carson Gregory, Sherrill Stephenson, Gail Pope and M.B. Pleasant, Jr.?
The museum continues to be abuzz with activity. Some visitors have come to tour while others have researched for pictures or family history. The volunteers continue to work on changing out some exhibits. The Hudson family has taken the paper weight collection home and we are replacing it with some very unusual Hudson items. Daniel West who was involved in both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars has brought his flight suit, shoes, head cover and many other items related to his military service. The Naval Stores exhibit has returned with several additional items. Three Coats High School classes have added the museum as a destination during their reunions this fall.
Thank you goes to Cathy Mecado for adding a brick to the walkway for being recognized as the CACC Humanitarian 2012 and to Christine Freitis for being the CACC President 2009-10. Chris Goff of Dunn has been honored with a plaque on the wall in our Heroes Courtyard. All will be remembered for making a difference.
The WWII wedding gown made of parachute material gets lots of attention in the Coats Museum Exhibit Hall. Several visitors have suggested that the museum should have an exhibit of vintage wedding gowns like we have military uniforms. Wonder if the family of Mrs. Celia Honeycutt Wooten preserved her wedding gown in 1949. The paper shared that Miss Celia Honeycutt wore an original gown of white bridal satin with a marquisette yoke, embroidered with bertha of Chantilly lace appliquéd with seed pearls. The long sleeves extended in calla lily points over her hands and the full-length skirt terminated in a long train. The mother of the bride wore a floor length gown of jewel blue. Mrs. Bobby Honeycutt of Coats was an honorary bridesmaid and Mrs. Rupert Honeycutt greeted guests at the reception. The bride had graduated from Coats High School and King’s Business College while the groom, Jessie Wooten, had graduated from Westbrook High School and attended State College (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 9, 1949).
Not far from Coats, at Bailey’s Crossroads, a youth Sunday was observed at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church. An offering was taken to help purchase a movie projector (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 11, 1949).
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Young of Dunn, Route 3, announced the birth of a daughter on October 2nd at Dunn Hospital. The mother was the former Alene Weeks of Coats. The same edition of the paper recorded that a gala event was given for Bonnie Jean Stephenson, bride-elect. Mrs. Elbert Tripp, Mrs. Daywood Langdon, Miss Margaret Stephenson, Mrs. Earl Ennis, Miss Pat Gregory, and Mrs. Leon Stephenson assisted hostesses Mrs. Victor Gregory and Mrs. Garland Sherrill at the Pleasant Grove Community Building (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 11, 1949). Who was the groom to be?
The Turlington HD Club won 1st prize at the Harnett County Achievement Exhibit Contest. Mrs. J.A. Seagroves had died at Good Hope Hospital after an illness of four days. She was 56 and had been a resident of Coats for years. She was a faithful member of Coats Baptist Church. She was survived by her husband and 7 children –Thomas, Millard, Graham, Raeford, Mrs. Carlyle Smith, Mrs. Clyde Byrd and Mrs. Joseph Tart. Her siblings were Roy Sears, Charles Sears, and Mrs. John Bowling (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 14, 1949).
A couple of months back, the voters rejected the legal sale of wine and beer In Harnett County. The vote for ABC stores was light in Harnett County. Only 4,000 of 13,000 voters went to the polls. Grove 1 and 2 voted against the stores (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 16, 1949).
Dr. Clarence Roberts attended the Carolina-Notre Game in NY. He had dropped off his mother, Mrs. J.R. Butler, in Washington, D.C. (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 21. 1949). Who knows who Mrs. Butler was before she married Dr. Butler and do you recall where she lived?
Mrs. Gertrude Upchurch died at her home. The forty- year-old woman had suffered a long illness. Mrs. Upchurch was a native of Virginia. Mayton Upchurch was her surviving husband and Mayton, Jr. and Lucy Janice were her children (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 23, 1949).
Mr. and Mrs. T. Herbert Grimes of Siler City spent Sunday in Coats with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson and A. Clyde Grimes. Dr. and Mrs. Donald Moore had moved into their new home on South Caro Street. The home that was the old Presbyterian Church remodeled. The town was proud to have Dr. Moore’s parents move to Coats and live with the younger Moores (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 28, 1949).
Rev. Joe Mack Long resigned for the Coats Baptist Church after being there for nearly three years (Dunn Dispatch Nov. 30, 1949).
A home for old folks was to be built according to the December 5, 1949 edition of the Dunn Dispatch. In 1944 at the church at Turlington Grove, a few sisters met and organized a club known as the Ministers’ Wives Friendly Club for the benefit of helping sick and needy people. They wanted to purchase one acre to be used entirely for that use of land. In 1948, Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Foye (white individuals) gave them the land. The sisters were planning to build an Old Folks Home on that land. Did they ever get that project off the ground?
Jurors for January 9, 1950 were W.C. Noles, Herbert L. Cutts, and Hubert Lamm. Mesdames Albert Oldham, Jr. and Harold Byrd complimented Mrs. Earl Stewart with a baby shower at the Byrd home. The house was festively decorated for Christmas. The focal point was a white bassinet filled with gifts (Dunn Dispatch Dec. 7, 1949).
The same edition of the paper recorded that the Coats Woman’s Club heard Mayor Vic Lee speak on “Citizenship”. Mrs. Naomi Hudson, Mrs. Felix Stewart, Mrs. Hattie Willis, Mrs. Nell Williams, Mrs. Fred Byrd, Mrs. Donald Moore, Mrs. Ruth Stewart, and Mrs. Edna Parrish were some members who heard the talk. Beautiful poinsettias decorated the lovely home of Mrs. Eva Nichols.
Is this the first time you have read about poinsettias being used in Coats? Were there greenhouses in the area? Was there a florist in Coats in 1949?
Mrs. Lucy Kelly had spent the weekend in Raleigh visiting her brother W.W. Wiggins. Did he not live in Coats in the early 1920’s, own a drug store and serve on the council as mayor? “So Dear to My Heart” with Burl Ives played at the Coats Theater. Two dozen oranges were 35 cents and five pounds of apples were 39 cents. A two pound box of Wellons hard candy mix was 29 cents and a two pound box of stick candy cost 49 cents (Dunn Dispatch Dec. 7, 1949). How many of you have heard someone say all they got in their Christmas stocking was a few pieces of hard candy, an orange and some nuts? Is this why candy was being advertised before Christmas?
Governor Kerr Scott had come to Harnett County. He asked the 500 farmers who attended the meeting how many of them wanted a telephone and could not get them-25 to 30 raised hands. He next asked how many wanted electric lights and could not get them-5 or 6 raised hands. The governor’s secretary noted that was the smallest number yet to indicate their desire at a meeting. Question-did that mean that most of them had phone or electric lights already? What do you think accounted for the low numbers?
James Tadlock had produced 138.38 bushels of corn per acre. Several Coats farmers produced over 100 bushels per acre. Are your relatives among the following farmers: Paul Pollard, James Tadlock, W.T. Sorrell, Carson Gregory, Sherrill Stephenson, Gail Pope and M.B. Pleasant, Jr.?
The museum continues to be abuzz with activity. Some visitors have come to tour while others have researched for pictures or family history. The volunteers continue to work on changing out some exhibits. The Hudson family has taken the paper weight collection home and we are replacing it with some very unusual Hudson items. Daniel West who was involved in both the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars has brought his flight suit, shoes, head cover and many other items related to his military service. The Naval Stores exhibit has returned with several additional items. Three Coats High School classes have added the museum as a destination during their reunions this fall.
Thank you goes to Cathy Mecado for adding a brick to the walkway for being recognized as the CACC Humanitarian 2012 and to Christine Freitis for being the CACC President 2009-10. Chris Goff of Dunn has been honored with a plaque on the wall in our Heroes Courtyard. All will be remembered for making a difference.