December 30, 2016 Coats Museum News
The date was March of 1961 and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weaver had announced the arrival of a son. The mother was the former Margie Holland. Was this the same Fred Weaver who worked at the Wellons Store in Coats (Daily Record Mar. 30, 1961)?
I do know that Jimmy Jones remained at Rex Hospital and Mrs. Johnnie Barnes had spoken at the WMU at Pleasant Memory Church. Members present from the church were Mrs. Herbert Cutts, Mrs. Walter Franklin, Mrs. Carlie McLamb, Mrs. Baxton Pollard, Mrs. Albert Turlington, Mrs. Ben Upchurch, and guests were Mrs. Jodie Whittington, Mrs. Bill Styons, and Mrs. Fleming Peede.
The 1959 Farm Census counted 3,244 farms in Harnett County. The total land in use was 235, 178 acres. The average value of farm land and buildings was $17,889. Farms owned were 1,252. Owner and renter of additional acreage were 835 farmers. There were 1,154 tenant farmers (Daily Record Mar. 31, 1961).
A former school bus driver who was also named the “Best All Around “ girl in the 1961 Coats graduating class had joined the list of contestants for the title of Miss Dunn. Nora Etta Avery, a five foot seven beauty with black hair, brown eyes and olive skin, had taken voice lesson for five years. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Avery (Daily Record April 5, 1961).
Bill House was honored on his 11th birthday with a house full of friends. Those who attended were Helen Lockamy, Dickie Westbrook, Bob House, Durane Currin, Connie Stewart, Don House, Gregory Beard, Phyllis Williams, and Grandmother Mrs. Carlos Stewart (Daily Record April 6, 1961).
The Rev. J.B. Harley of Apex conducted revival at the Coats Methodist Church which was organized in 1952 in the Coats Community Building. In 1961, Rev. Lewis H. Morgan was serving as pastor there. Outside of town, the Turlington HD Club met at the home of hostess, Mrs. M.S. Whittington. The meeting was a demonstration on planning and serving quick meals. They served a buffet style meal using instructions from the training school. Mrs. Garland Johnson and Mrs. Whittington served corned beef and cabbage, sweet potato soufflé, tomato cabbage aspic and apple crunch with coffee (Daily Record April 7, 1961). That sounds really good after all the turkey and ham of the Christmas meals. Agree?
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Mack Tyndall of rural Coats added a daughter on April 10th. The mother was the former Alice Hill. The new mother and daughter were joined in the Good Hope Hospital stay with young Ricky Stewart.
Coats winners were announced at the Wellons Anniversay Sale. Mrs. Wade Stanley had won a Kalvinator refrigerator; Annie Belle Poindexter had carried home a radio and a Flyer wagon while Mrs. Ada Williams had won the rug (Daily Record April 10, 1961).
Did you know in 1961 that gasoline was taxed at a rate 5 times as high as diamonds. In N.C., one paid $1.10 on 10 gallons of gasoline. Some will recognize the name-Condary Ellis. Rev. Ellis, pastor of Stone Run Church, had held a revival. Down at Turlington’s Crossroads, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Turlington reminded their friends that they were invited to attend the marriage of their daughter, Rose Leigh, to Norman Douglas West on April 30th at the Coats Baptist Church (Daily Record April 11, 1961).
The NCAE Banquet was to have Mrs. Lois Edinger as speaker and it was announced by President of HCNCAE, Norfleet Gardner (Daily Record April 12, 1961).
Carson Gregory, Harnett Representative, had planned to introduce a bill to raise the salary and expenses of Sheriff Wade Stewart to $750 a month. Louise Coats Jackson had saved green stamps, Alphin Bros. coupons, Blue Horse, scrapbook books loaded with personal items and, best of all, 7300 cigar bands. Cigars sold 2 for 15 cents and Louise had tolerated her husband’s smoking habit for years. What were the prizes for collecting these items? Louise was a saver and saved and drove her Daddy’s Model T Ford in the 1955 Harnett Centennial Parade (Daily Record April 13, 1961). What happened to all their collections?
I do know that Leo McDonald in Lillington preserved the Roger Coats car and it is showroom pretty. Elsewhere in Lillington, the Harnett County Board of Education had appointed the Coats School District Committee. They were Herbert L. Johnson (1947-1963), Mrs. O.K. Keene (1951-1964), R.E. Turlington (1954-1962), Daywood Langdon (1955-1964) and Mack Reid Hudson (1954-1962).
Several Coats locals made hospital news. They were Mrs. Adele Weaver, Mrs. Hazeline Strickland and Mrs. Floyd Weaver in Good Hope while Mrs. Hughie Robert Byrd was in Betsy Johnson (Daily Record April 14, 1961).
East Carolina College had announced its honor roll list and Joyce E. Johnson and Jimmy Willis were on that list (Daily Record April 14, 1961).
The Coats Future Farmers of America Chapter had been judged the best chapter in the Harnett County Federation. The chapter then entered the competition with other winners for national awards. The Coats Chapter had been rated superior for the past five years. To earn the award, the chapter had completed a three-year school beautification program and a two-year program to provide the chapter with a meeting place. Community improvements included mailbox posts and seeding the lawn at the Coats Baptist Church minister’s home. Eleven of the Coats FFA Chapter members had made application for the State Farmer Degree. They were Larry Stephenson, Gerald Hayes, Jr., Ray Lewis, Jerry Tart, Ronnie McLamb, Joe Gregory, C.L. Upchurch, Kent Langdon, Don Ennis, Larry Turlington, and Waylon Stancil. Carson Gregory and Edgar Sorrell had made application the highest degree the FFA offers-the American Degree. Edward Turlington was president of the chapter (Daily Record April 19, 1961).
A bill legalizing marriages between Whites and Indians was introduced in the General Assembly. It was estimated that 25 to30 percent of Indians living on the Cherokee Reservation were married to Whites. They went to S.C. to make it legal (Daily Record April 19. 1961).
For years, the volunteers at the Coats Museum have been searching for the names of Grove area and Coats men and women who have served in the US military. We have been collecting and preserving pictures, records, letters and stories. The volunteer staff will publish a book entitled “The Red, White and Blue”. If any local veterans have not and would like to be a part of this museum project, a visit to the Coats Museum should be made within the next few months because the team is bringing this project to closure. We are encouraging our younger veterans to be a part of this one time project. We are in the process of wrapping this project up.
Thank you to J.B. and Lenee Smith for remembering Lenee’s parents with a Christmas honorarium to the Coats Museum Endowment. Thank you, Smith family.
The date was March of 1961 and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weaver had announced the arrival of a son. The mother was the former Margie Holland. Was this the same Fred Weaver who worked at the Wellons Store in Coats (Daily Record Mar. 30, 1961)?
I do know that Jimmy Jones remained at Rex Hospital and Mrs. Johnnie Barnes had spoken at the WMU at Pleasant Memory Church. Members present from the church were Mrs. Herbert Cutts, Mrs. Walter Franklin, Mrs. Carlie McLamb, Mrs. Baxton Pollard, Mrs. Albert Turlington, Mrs. Ben Upchurch, and guests were Mrs. Jodie Whittington, Mrs. Bill Styons, and Mrs. Fleming Peede.
The 1959 Farm Census counted 3,244 farms in Harnett County. The total land in use was 235, 178 acres. The average value of farm land and buildings was $17,889. Farms owned were 1,252. Owner and renter of additional acreage were 835 farmers. There were 1,154 tenant farmers (Daily Record Mar. 31, 1961).
A former school bus driver who was also named the “Best All Around “ girl in the 1961 Coats graduating class had joined the list of contestants for the title of Miss Dunn. Nora Etta Avery, a five foot seven beauty with black hair, brown eyes and olive skin, had taken voice lesson for five years. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Avery (Daily Record April 5, 1961).
Bill House was honored on his 11th birthday with a house full of friends. Those who attended were Helen Lockamy, Dickie Westbrook, Bob House, Durane Currin, Connie Stewart, Don House, Gregory Beard, Phyllis Williams, and Grandmother Mrs. Carlos Stewart (Daily Record April 6, 1961).
The Rev. J.B. Harley of Apex conducted revival at the Coats Methodist Church which was organized in 1952 in the Coats Community Building. In 1961, Rev. Lewis H. Morgan was serving as pastor there. Outside of town, the Turlington HD Club met at the home of hostess, Mrs. M.S. Whittington. The meeting was a demonstration on planning and serving quick meals. They served a buffet style meal using instructions from the training school. Mrs. Garland Johnson and Mrs. Whittington served corned beef and cabbage, sweet potato soufflé, tomato cabbage aspic and apple crunch with coffee (Daily Record April 7, 1961). That sounds really good after all the turkey and ham of the Christmas meals. Agree?
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Mack Tyndall of rural Coats added a daughter on April 10th. The mother was the former Alice Hill. The new mother and daughter were joined in the Good Hope Hospital stay with young Ricky Stewart.
Coats winners were announced at the Wellons Anniversay Sale. Mrs. Wade Stanley had won a Kalvinator refrigerator; Annie Belle Poindexter had carried home a radio and a Flyer wagon while Mrs. Ada Williams had won the rug (Daily Record April 10, 1961).
Did you know in 1961 that gasoline was taxed at a rate 5 times as high as diamonds. In N.C., one paid $1.10 on 10 gallons of gasoline. Some will recognize the name-Condary Ellis. Rev. Ellis, pastor of Stone Run Church, had held a revival. Down at Turlington’s Crossroads, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Turlington reminded their friends that they were invited to attend the marriage of their daughter, Rose Leigh, to Norman Douglas West on April 30th at the Coats Baptist Church (Daily Record April 11, 1961).
The NCAE Banquet was to have Mrs. Lois Edinger as speaker and it was announced by President of HCNCAE, Norfleet Gardner (Daily Record April 12, 1961).
Carson Gregory, Harnett Representative, had planned to introduce a bill to raise the salary and expenses of Sheriff Wade Stewart to $750 a month. Louise Coats Jackson had saved green stamps, Alphin Bros. coupons, Blue Horse, scrapbook books loaded with personal items and, best of all, 7300 cigar bands. Cigars sold 2 for 15 cents and Louise had tolerated her husband’s smoking habit for years. What were the prizes for collecting these items? Louise was a saver and saved and drove her Daddy’s Model T Ford in the 1955 Harnett Centennial Parade (Daily Record April 13, 1961). What happened to all their collections?
I do know that Leo McDonald in Lillington preserved the Roger Coats car and it is showroom pretty. Elsewhere in Lillington, the Harnett County Board of Education had appointed the Coats School District Committee. They were Herbert L. Johnson (1947-1963), Mrs. O.K. Keene (1951-1964), R.E. Turlington (1954-1962), Daywood Langdon (1955-1964) and Mack Reid Hudson (1954-1962).
Several Coats locals made hospital news. They were Mrs. Adele Weaver, Mrs. Hazeline Strickland and Mrs. Floyd Weaver in Good Hope while Mrs. Hughie Robert Byrd was in Betsy Johnson (Daily Record April 14, 1961).
East Carolina College had announced its honor roll list and Joyce E. Johnson and Jimmy Willis were on that list (Daily Record April 14, 1961).
The Coats Future Farmers of America Chapter had been judged the best chapter in the Harnett County Federation. The chapter then entered the competition with other winners for national awards. The Coats Chapter had been rated superior for the past five years. To earn the award, the chapter had completed a three-year school beautification program and a two-year program to provide the chapter with a meeting place. Community improvements included mailbox posts and seeding the lawn at the Coats Baptist Church minister’s home. Eleven of the Coats FFA Chapter members had made application for the State Farmer Degree. They were Larry Stephenson, Gerald Hayes, Jr., Ray Lewis, Jerry Tart, Ronnie McLamb, Joe Gregory, C.L. Upchurch, Kent Langdon, Don Ennis, Larry Turlington, and Waylon Stancil. Carson Gregory and Edgar Sorrell had made application the highest degree the FFA offers-the American Degree. Edward Turlington was president of the chapter (Daily Record April 19, 1961).
A bill legalizing marriages between Whites and Indians was introduced in the General Assembly. It was estimated that 25 to30 percent of Indians living on the Cherokee Reservation were married to Whites. They went to S.C. to make it legal (Daily Record April 19. 1961).
For years, the volunteers at the Coats Museum have been searching for the names of Grove area and Coats men and women who have served in the US military. We have been collecting and preserving pictures, records, letters and stories. The volunteer staff will publish a book entitled “The Red, White and Blue”. If any local veterans have not and would like to be a part of this museum project, a visit to the Coats Museum should be made within the next few months because the team is bringing this project to closure. We are encouraging our younger veterans to be a part of this one time project. We are in the process of wrapping this project up.
Thank you to J.B. and Lenee Smith for remembering Lenee’s parents with a Christmas honorarium to the Coats Museum Endowment. Thank you, Smith family.