August 6, 2021 Coats Museum News
The people living on August 13 of 1987 witnessed the Dow Jones Industrial Average close at 2,691.49 after briefly surpassing 2,700. They read of the death of Rudolf Hess, ninety-three and Adolf Hitler’s former deputy, hanged himself in West Berlin’s Spandau War Crimes Prison after forty-six years in custody. People learned that West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl shared that his country would destroy its Pershing 1-A rockets if Washington and Moscow scrapped their medium-range nuclear weapons.
However, later on October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed and 600 million shares changed hands. The Dow plunged 508 points to 1,738. Numerically it was the biggest one-day drop in history. In percentage terms the decline was the largest recorded since 1914. Investors lost more than $500 billion in stock market value. One day later on the 20th, the Dow rose 107 points-the largest one-day advance to that date in history (Dickson, Paul. “From Elvis to E-Mail”. Massachusetts: Federal Street Press, 1999, p.294).
Readers who were interested in knowing about the happenings in Coats would read the “Notes from Coats” now being written by Belle Williams who reported that the Community Pride event was well attended. She wrote that Vanessa Dorman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dorman, and Crystal Cutts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Cutts, sang several songs for the event. The Swinging Elders also performed.
The men of the town had to find a new location for gathering to enjoy a country breakfast at Wade’s Restaurant. Wade and Jenny Stephenson had closed the restaurant so they could do renovations on the building. Doyle Barbour’s Store wasn’t the same either. (What did Doyle and Ethel do to their store?)
Earl Ennis was a shut-in with a “bum” leg. Mrs. Ruby Johnson thanked all those who remembered her during her illness. Foy Pope brought her roommate, Chris Pate, home with her for the weekend. Mrs. Ruth Parrish had visited relatives in Virginia. Albert Gregory was visiting, too. He was visiting the Wake Medical Center; however, it was not all bad. The staff informed him they could postpone his having surgery for a while.
Christine Stewart Akerman and husband Bill Akerman had settled into Coats life. Christine was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stewart. Christine was enjoying making her home back in Coats. Their friends were pleased to have her back to her native Coats and noted that she was an amazing cook.
Mr. Fernie Lee had a big field of collards and loved to see his customers come to get a “mess” for supper and he was excited that his wife, Iva Lee, was home from Duke Hospital. How m any of you use that word today? Did your mom ever say-“I think I’ll go pick a mess of peas”? How many servings are there in a “mess”? Why is a cafeteria in the military referred to a Mess Hall?
The new post office had a ribbon cutting and dedication with Dr. Mark White, pastor of the Coats Baptist Church, giving the dedicatory prayer. Postmistress Dee Kelly cut the ribbon and Mrs. Ophelia Roberts, former post mistress, welcomed the guests. Guests included several postmasters from around the county, CACC members, town board members and County Commissioner Mack Reid Hudson.
Other post office employees present were Graham Turlington-rural carrier, Mrs. Carol Bain-substitute rural carrier, Mrs. Gail Denning and Caravel Gregory-part time employees.
Birthday wishes went to Rhonda B. Williams, Jeffrey Stewart, Anna Belle Stewart, Marvi n Johnson, Maggie Lee, Donna Lynn Currin, Betty J. Parrish, Elsie Godwin, Tim Brown, Vergie Taylor, Lucrecia Stewart, Woodrow Langdon, Donnie Dorman, Jonathan A .Smith and Dennis Sheppard.
Anniversary wishes went to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Barefoot, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Casey Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ivey, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Turlington (Daily Record November 23, 1987).
CACC recognized Turlington Auto Service as the Business of the Week. The business was owned and operated by Johnny and Steve Turlington. The business was located one mile west of Coats on Washington Street.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Gayle Sorrell pushed for a local chapter of the National Junior Beta Club for the students at Coats Elementary School. Mission accomplished and the two became the sponsors of the honor society. It was established on November 18, 1987 according to Principal Joe Hawley.
Officers of the new organization were Carmen Barnes-president; Carol Stephenson-vice president; Paige Stephenson-secretary; Marsha Johnson-assistant secretary; Cindy Meece-treasurer; Amy Allen-parliamentarian; and Anthony Tew-historian.
Other club members were Kelly Daniel, Lee Denning, Zachary Dorman, Jeffrey Hrush, Jeremy McLamb, Bobbie Jean Moore, David Overbee, and Tammy Stone (Daily Record Nov, 26, 1987).
The Coats Woman’s Club met in the home of Kathryn Phillips with Mavor Jones and Lib Guy as co-hostesses. Joyce Canady was a visitor who joined the others 20 members in attendance for a program by M.O. Phillips about the “Coats Development Group,” an organization to assist in the orderly and progressive growth of the town of Coats. The officers made their reports and President Linda Massengill reported on the Christmas Workshop meetings at her house with Florine Penny instructing on how to make Christmas skirts and lap throws for rest home.
M.O. Phillips and his bride Kathryn celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the historic Campbell House in Buies Creek. Reverend Charles Howard married the couple in the Coats Baptist Church on November 22, 1937. More than 200 people attended the event where Mrs. Lib Guy, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Currin, Mrs. Ophelia Roberts, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Langdon helped greet the guest and direct guests.
The couple’s children-Murray T. and wife Dora Phillips and Carolyn and husband Ben Spears were hosts for the event. The grandchildren-Chris, Meredith, and Michael Spivey and his wife Luci along with Murrey’s daughter-Deanna Phillips Calihan also served in various capacities for the event.
CACC recognized Denning’s Flower Shop as Business Focus of the Week. The business was operated by James Denning and wife Clara (Daily Record Nov. 30, 1987). Who remembers where this business was located?
A special thank you goes to Doris Johnson Nolan and husband John who dropped by the museum to bring an artifact for use in the museum. Doris had earlier shared a beautiful piano with the museum when John and she moved from Kentucky to Keith Hills in 2012.
Andy Cole and the other volunteers are busy removing the items from the center “Camp Followers” exhibit in preparation for Marc Powell, Kevin Pope and Andy Cole to focus on the Boy Scout Eagles from Coats Boy Scouts Troop 779. Andy and his children along with Robie and Lynda also began setting up the antique loom in the Cotton Museum. There are lots of interesting artifacts in the museums worthy of a visit.
The people living on August 13 of 1987 witnessed the Dow Jones Industrial Average close at 2,691.49 after briefly surpassing 2,700. They read of the death of Rudolf Hess, ninety-three and Adolf Hitler’s former deputy, hanged himself in West Berlin’s Spandau War Crimes Prison after forty-six years in custody. People learned that West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl shared that his country would destroy its Pershing 1-A rockets if Washington and Moscow scrapped their medium-range nuclear weapons.
However, later on October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed and 600 million shares changed hands. The Dow plunged 508 points to 1,738. Numerically it was the biggest one-day drop in history. In percentage terms the decline was the largest recorded since 1914. Investors lost more than $500 billion in stock market value. One day later on the 20th, the Dow rose 107 points-the largest one-day advance to that date in history (Dickson, Paul. “From Elvis to E-Mail”. Massachusetts: Federal Street Press, 1999, p.294).
Readers who were interested in knowing about the happenings in Coats would read the “Notes from Coats” now being written by Belle Williams who reported that the Community Pride event was well attended. She wrote that Vanessa Dorman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dorman, and Crystal Cutts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Cutts, sang several songs for the event. The Swinging Elders also performed.
The men of the town had to find a new location for gathering to enjoy a country breakfast at Wade’s Restaurant. Wade and Jenny Stephenson had closed the restaurant so they could do renovations on the building. Doyle Barbour’s Store wasn’t the same either. (What did Doyle and Ethel do to their store?)
Earl Ennis was a shut-in with a “bum” leg. Mrs. Ruby Johnson thanked all those who remembered her during her illness. Foy Pope brought her roommate, Chris Pate, home with her for the weekend. Mrs. Ruth Parrish had visited relatives in Virginia. Albert Gregory was visiting, too. He was visiting the Wake Medical Center; however, it was not all bad. The staff informed him they could postpone his having surgery for a while.
Christine Stewart Akerman and husband Bill Akerman had settled into Coats life. Christine was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stewart. Christine was enjoying making her home back in Coats. Their friends were pleased to have her back to her native Coats and noted that she was an amazing cook.
Mr. Fernie Lee had a big field of collards and loved to see his customers come to get a “mess” for supper and he was excited that his wife, Iva Lee, was home from Duke Hospital. How m any of you use that word today? Did your mom ever say-“I think I’ll go pick a mess of peas”? How many servings are there in a “mess”? Why is a cafeteria in the military referred to a Mess Hall?
The new post office had a ribbon cutting and dedication with Dr. Mark White, pastor of the Coats Baptist Church, giving the dedicatory prayer. Postmistress Dee Kelly cut the ribbon and Mrs. Ophelia Roberts, former post mistress, welcomed the guests. Guests included several postmasters from around the county, CACC members, town board members and County Commissioner Mack Reid Hudson.
Other post office employees present were Graham Turlington-rural carrier, Mrs. Carol Bain-substitute rural carrier, Mrs. Gail Denning and Caravel Gregory-part time employees.
Birthday wishes went to Rhonda B. Williams, Jeffrey Stewart, Anna Belle Stewart, Marvi n Johnson, Maggie Lee, Donna Lynn Currin, Betty J. Parrish, Elsie Godwin, Tim Brown, Vergie Taylor, Lucrecia Stewart, Woodrow Langdon, Donnie Dorman, Jonathan A .Smith and Dennis Sheppard.
Anniversary wishes went to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Barefoot, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Casey Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ivey, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Turlington (Daily Record November 23, 1987).
CACC recognized Turlington Auto Service as the Business of the Week. The business was owned and operated by Johnny and Steve Turlington. The business was located one mile west of Coats on Washington Street.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Gayle Sorrell pushed for a local chapter of the National Junior Beta Club for the students at Coats Elementary School. Mission accomplished and the two became the sponsors of the honor society. It was established on November 18, 1987 according to Principal Joe Hawley.
Officers of the new organization were Carmen Barnes-president; Carol Stephenson-vice president; Paige Stephenson-secretary; Marsha Johnson-assistant secretary; Cindy Meece-treasurer; Amy Allen-parliamentarian; and Anthony Tew-historian.
Other club members were Kelly Daniel, Lee Denning, Zachary Dorman, Jeffrey Hrush, Jeremy McLamb, Bobbie Jean Moore, David Overbee, and Tammy Stone (Daily Record Nov, 26, 1987).
The Coats Woman’s Club met in the home of Kathryn Phillips with Mavor Jones and Lib Guy as co-hostesses. Joyce Canady was a visitor who joined the others 20 members in attendance for a program by M.O. Phillips about the “Coats Development Group,” an organization to assist in the orderly and progressive growth of the town of Coats. The officers made their reports and President Linda Massengill reported on the Christmas Workshop meetings at her house with Florine Penny instructing on how to make Christmas skirts and lap throws for rest home.
M.O. Phillips and his bride Kathryn celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the historic Campbell House in Buies Creek. Reverend Charles Howard married the couple in the Coats Baptist Church on November 22, 1937. More than 200 people attended the event where Mrs. Lib Guy, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Currin, Mrs. Ophelia Roberts, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Langdon helped greet the guest and direct guests.
The couple’s children-Murray T. and wife Dora Phillips and Carolyn and husband Ben Spears were hosts for the event. The grandchildren-Chris, Meredith, and Michael Spivey and his wife Luci along with Murrey’s daughter-Deanna Phillips Calihan also served in various capacities for the event.
CACC recognized Denning’s Flower Shop as Business Focus of the Week. The business was operated by James Denning and wife Clara (Daily Record Nov. 30, 1987). Who remembers where this business was located?
A special thank you goes to Doris Johnson Nolan and husband John who dropped by the museum to bring an artifact for use in the museum. Doris had earlier shared a beautiful piano with the museum when John and she moved from Kentucky to Keith Hills in 2012.
Andy Cole and the other volunteers are busy removing the items from the center “Camp Followers” exhibit in preparation for Marc Powell, Kevin Pope and Andy Cole to focus on the Boy Scout Eagles from Coats Boy Scouts Troop 779. Andy and his children along with Robie and Lynda also began setting up the antique loom in the Cotton Museum. There are lots of interesting artifacts in the museums worthy of a visit.