February 12, 2016 Coats Museum News
We are on the pages of time in November of 1956. A new baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. West on November 14th (Daily Record Nov. 15, 1956). Death would visit the family of Mrs. Mamie Norris, 56, when she died suddenly on Sunday afternoon. Her services were held at Red Hill Church and she was buried in the Suggs Cemetery. Her sons were James, Jim E., and Stacy Norris (Daily Record Nov. 20, 1956).
Twenty-four girls were in the Miss Coats High Beauty Contest. Last year’s queen, Miss Lois Jernigan, would crown the new queen. Elsewhere, Jarvis Pleasant was named as the vice chairman of the HCBOC (Daily Record Dec. 5, 1956).
Mrs. Laura Jackson McLeod, 87, died at her daughter’s home, Mrs. Maylon Avery. She was survived by four children-Mrs. Maylon Avery, Mrs. D.C. Davis, Clester McLeod, and H.S. McLeod (Daily Record Dec. 4, 1956).
Lots of new arrivals were recorded in the last month of 1956 in the Coats area. The Hinton Adams family welcomed Hinton Keith. Peggy Ann Norris Adams was the new mother. James Prentiss Capps and Irene Jackson Capps had a daughter, Alice Faye. Sue Evelyn Stewart Nabors and Jim Edward Nabors were parents to a daughter, Loutismia Sue Nabors. Never seen that name before so I ask,” Is it spelled correctly? James Linwood and Mary Elmora Benson Stephenson were parents to Shannon Rose Stephenson (Daily Record Dec. 6, 1956).
Coats students would longer have to eat in the old basement cafeteria once the campus got the new lunchroom in its own building. Additional classrooms were also to be built on the Coats School campus (Daily Record Dec. 7, 1956).
The Delma S. Langdon farm of 30 acres was to be sold by Johnson and Norris. The two story brick building on Main Street in Coats being occupied by Stephens Hardware was also for sale by owner, R. Edward Byrd of Bunnlevel (Daily Record Dec. 11, 1956).
Herbert L. Johnson threw a Christmas party for the families that lived on and worked his farms (Daily Record Dec. 20, 1956).
The name of Dunn Hospital was changed to honor the late Betsy Johnson. Nathan Johnson was a sole benefactor of the modernistic hospital plant valued at $300,000 (Daily Record Dec. 20, 1956).
Some might be thinking she has written about the Miss Coats High Beauty Contest but has never shared who the winner of the title for 1957 was. You are right. The 1957 Echoing Memories recorded that the beauty was Miss Elaine Jones. The Miss Coats High of 1957 later married educator Kenneth Keene, son of Billie and O.K. Keene-merchants on Main Street in Coats
It is a new year—1957. What a year-the year of the “Sputnik”, the start of the space age and the intercontinental ballistic missile. Elvis Presley became the king of rock n’ roll. His monster hits were “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” Ducktail haircuts were the cause for suspension in some high schools. The Edsel was unleashed as the $250 million car. The Ford Skylander came with an optional retractable roof. The shapeless, unfitted sack dress became in vogue for women. Tor men, the Ivy League look was the hit. Button-down collars, three-button breasted suits, and pleatless pants spread and became the dominant influence. Small cars from overseas were extremely popular as the number of imports doubled from 1956.
Numbers were big in 1957. A thousand computers were built, bought, and shipped. Americans spent 1.8 billion dollars when traveling in other countries. Americans consumed more margarine than butter for the first time. The average intake of margarine was 8.6 pounds. Plastic products accounted for a $2 billion slice of the economy. Seventy-one cities in the world had populations in excess of one million people. The world’s first nuclear submarine, Nautilus, traveled 60,000 miles on 8.3 pounds of fuel. People on the cover of magazines for 1957 were Martin Luther King, Jr., Senator John F. Kennedy, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Kim Kovak, Billy Graham, and Pat Boone (Dickson, Paul. From Elvis to E-Mail. Springfield , Massachusetts: Federal Press, 1999 pp 91-96).
In Coats, Mrs. Mary Alice Fowler Avery had died at her daughter’s home. The deceased was the daughter of Thomas and Lou Wadell Fowler. Lester T. Avery and Johnny Avery were sons. Mrs. Ira Williams was her only daughter (Daily Record Jan. 3, 1957).
Harnett County had its fewest deaths on the highways since 1950.The number 459 in 1956 was compared to 516 in 1955 (Daily Record Jan. 7, 1957).
Melvin J. Pate, D.L. Adams, J.W. Mills, William D. Pollard, Walter Barnes, Robert A. Godwin, K.K. Barbour, Halford G. Adams, C.H. Nordan, D.W. Denning, Jr., and Paul Altman reported to the January 21 term of court as jurors. Miss Bessie Williams, 71, of Coats had died in a Lumberton hospital. Her services were at Gift PB Church with burial in the family cemetery. She was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Williams. Mrs. Mamie Norris and Mrs. V.T. Suggs were her sisters (Daily Record Jan. 8, 1957).
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ennis had a new son on December 22nd. Mrs. Ennis was formerly Miss Pearl Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lee, Jr. announced the arrival of a daughter. The former Dorothy Eloise Pope was the new mom (Daily Record Jan. 9, 1957).
The Home Demonstration ladies met in Lillington for the County Council meeting. The Turlington Club had present Mrs. Owen Odum, Mrs. Henry Turlington, Mrs. Malcolm C. Stewart, Mrs. Bridget Turner, Mrs. Vada Whittington, Mrs. Garland Johnson and Mrs. W.R. Langdon. Representing the Goodwill HD Club were Mrs. Johnny Barnes, Mrs. Carson Carter, Mrs. E.L. Parrish, Mrs. Jarvis Pleasant, Mrs. Carson Gregory and Mrs. Walter Barnes (Daily Record January 15, 1957).
The weather outside was cold. In fact, the entire nation was embraced with a cold wave. The weather did not deter Ike’s inauguration in great pomp and ceremony. Eisenhower reminded the nation that peace would have a high cost (Daily Record Jan. 21, 1957).
Mr. and Mrs. L. Douglas Johnson of Coats announced the arrival of Arland Ray on January 15th. The former Geraldine Cannady was the new mother (Daily Record Jan. 24, 1957).
Dr. Dewey H. Yarley gave his sister, Gayle Yarley, in marriage at the Coats Baptist Church. She wore a pale blue wool suit with a silver mink collar. Miss Carol Honeycutt was Mrs. Davis’s only attendant (Daily Record Jan. 28, 1957).
Miss Ann Pleasant was named clerk for the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. Miss Pleasant was a graduate of Coats High School, Campbell College, and East Carolina College. Sad news came to the Young family. Dallas E. Young, 61, had died on January 27th. He was the son of the late H.T. Young. Odel, Laxton, Cloniger, Durwood, Orville and Hershall survived their father. Mrs. Sampson Dupree of Coats was a sister (Daily Record Jan. 29, 1957).
The Coats Home Economics Department had six sessions in homemaking. The first class was on hairstyling and makeup and was taught by Hank Hanna of the Dunn School of Beauty Culture. The second session was on desserts and party foods. Kitchen planning and flowers arranging were on the agenda. Elsewhere Mr. and Mrs. Donald Williams shared the news of a daughter. The mom was the former Myrtle Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Taylor were also parents of a new daughter. Mrs. Taylor was the former Grace McLeod (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1957).
The museum is buzzing with activity. Military veterans Paul Robinson and Charles Tart have been behind the Lynda Butler’s camera sharing their experiences in the service. We look forward to having you view them on our coatsmuseum.com website in the near future.
Ed Lauder dropped by with a couple of items that his wife Mary Ellen had as a young girl. One of the items fitted perfectly into our new exhibit of vintage toys. Misty Gill has shared her collection of Fenton glass. Did you know that some early Vaseline glass had uranium in it? Make sure you visit our exhibit containing some beautiful glass pieces of Goofus, Carnival, Depression, Fenton and Longaberger baskets.
We love displaying the Tocci wedding dress and it never fails to shock some visitors when we share that it was hand sewn by Italian seamstresses from parachute fabric. We appreciate that the Tocci family from Nevada and California have shared their parents’ items with the museum. The Tocci’s grandmother lived on Ebenezer Church Road and Mike has been very generous in supporting her hometown museum.
Don’t forget our free Genealogy Workshop at 10 o’clock on Feb. 27th at the museum.
We are on the pages of time in November of 1956. A new baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. West on November 14th (Daily Record Nov. 15, 1956). Death would visit the family of Mrs. Mamie Norris, 56, when she died suddenly on Sunday afternoon. Her services were held at Red Hill Church and she was buried in the Suggs Cemetery. Her sons were James, Jim E., and Stacy Norris (Daily Record Nov. 20, 1956).
Twenty-four girls were in the Miss Coats High Beauty Contest. Last year’s queen, Miss Lois Jernigan, would crown the new queen. Elsewhere, Jarvis Pleasant was named as the vice chairman of the HCBOC (Daily Record Dec. 5, 1956).
Mrs. Laura Jackson McLeod, 87, died at her daughter’s home, Mrs. Maylon Avery. She was survived by four children-Mrs. Maylon Avery, Mrs. D.C. Davis, Clester McLeod, and H.S. McLeod (Daily Record Dec. 4, 1956).
Lots of new arrivals were recorded in the last month of 1956 in the Coats area. The Hinton Adams family welcomed Hinton Keith. Peggy Ann Norris Adams was the new mother. James Prentiss Capps and Irene Jackson Capps had a daughter, Alice Faye. Sue Evelyn Stewart Nabors and Jim Edward Nabors were parents to a daughter, Loutismia Sue Nabors. Never seen that name before so I ask,” Is it spelled correctly? James Linwood and Mary Elmora Benson Stephenson were parents to Shannon Rose Stephenson (Daily Record Dec. 6, 1956).
Coats students would longer have to eat in the old basement cafeteria once the campus got the new lunchroom in its own building. Additional classrooms were also to be built on the Coats School campus (Daily Record Dec. 7, 1956).
The Delma S. Langdon farm of 30 acres was to be sold by Johnson and Norris. The two story brick building on Main Street in Coats being occupied by Stephens Hardware was also for sale by owner, R. Edward Byrd of Bunnlevel (Daily Record Dec. 11, 1956).
Herbert L. Johnson threw a Christmas party for the families that lived on and worked his farms (Daily Record Dec. 20, 1956).
The name of Dunn Hospital was changed to honor the late Betsy Johnson. Nathan Johnson was a sole benefactor of the modernistic hospital plant valued at $300,000 (Daily Record Dec. 20, 1956).
Some might be thinking she has written about the Miss Coats High Beauty Contest but has never shared who the winner of the title for 1957 was. You are right. The 1957 Echoing Memories recorded that the beauty was Miss Elaine Jones. The Miss Coats High of 1957 later married educator Kenneth Keene, son of Billie and O.K. Keene-merchants on Main Street in Coats
It is a new year—1957. What a year-the year of the “Sputnik”, the start of the space age and the intercontinental ballistic missile. Elvis Presley became the king of rock n’ roll. His monster hits were “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” Ducktail haircuts were the cause for suspension in some high schools. The Edsel was unleashed as the $250 million car. The Ford Skylander came with an optional retractable roof. The shapeless, unfitted sack dress became in vogue for women. Tor men, the Ivy League look was the hit. Button-down collars, three-button breasted suits, and pleatless pants spread and became the dominant influence. Small cars from overseas were extremely popular as the number of imports doubled from 1956.
Numbers were big in 1957. A thousand computers were built, bought, and shipped. Americans spent 1.8 billion dollars when traveling in other countries. Americans consumed more margarine than butter for the first time. The average intake of margarine was 8.6 pounds. Plastic products accounted for a $2 billion slice of the economy. Seventy-one cities in the world had populations in excess of one million people. The world’s first nuclear submarine, Nautilus, traveled 60,000 miles on 8.3 pounds of fuel. People on the cover of magazines for 1957 were Martin Luther King, Jr., Senator John F. Kennedy, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Kim Kovak, Billy Graham, and Pat Boone (Dickson, Paul. From Elvis to E-Mail. Springfield , Massachusetts: Federal Press, 1999 pp 91-96).
In Coats, Mrs. Mary Alice Fowler Avery had died at her daughter’s home. The deceased was the daughter of Thomas and Lou Wadell Fowler. Lester T. Avery and Johnny Avery were sons. Mrs. Ira Williams was her only daughter (Daily Record Jan. 3, 1957).
Harnett County had its fewest deaths on the highways since 1950.The number 459 in 1956 was compared to 516 in 1955 (Daily Record Jan. 7, 1957).
Melvin J. Pate, D.L. Adams, J.W. Mills, William D. Pollard, Walter Barnes, Robert A. Godwin, K.K. Barbour, Halford G. Adams, C.H. Nordan, D.W. Denning, Jr., and Paul Altman reported to the January 21 term of court as jurors. Miss Bessie Williams, 71, of Coats had died in a Lumberton hospital. Her services were at Gift PB Church with burial in the family cemetery. She was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Williams. Mrs. Mamie Norris and Mrs. V.T. Suggs were her sisters (Daily Record Jan. 8, 1957).
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ennis had a new son on December 22nd. Mrs. Ennis was formerly Miss Pearl Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lee, Jr. announced the arrival of a daughter. The former Dorothy Eloise Pope was the new mom (Daily Record Jan. 9, 1957).
The Home Demonstration ladies met in Lillington for the County Council meeting. The Turlington Club had present Mrs. Owen Odum, Mrs. Henry Turlington, Mrs. Malcolm C. Stewart, Mrs. Bridget Turner, Mrs. Vada Whittington, Mrs. Garland Johnson and Mrs. W.R. Langdon. Representing the Goodwill HD Club were Mrs. Johnny Barnes, Mrs. Carson Carter, Mrs. E.L. Parrish, Mrs. Jarvis Pleasant, Mrs. Carson Gregory and Mrs. Walter Barnes (Daily Record January 15, 1957).
The weather outside was cold. In fact, the entire nation was embraced with a cold wave. The weather did not deter Ike’s inauguration in great pomp and ceremony. Eisenhower reminded the nation that peace would have a high cost (Daily Record Jan. 21, 1957).
Mr. and Mrs. L. Douglas Johnson of Coats announced the arrival of Arland Ray on January 15th. The former Geraldine Cannady was the new mother (Daily Record Jan. 24, 1957).
Dr. Dewey H. Yarley gave his sister, Gayle Yarley, in marriage at the Coats Baptist Church. She wore a pale blue wool suit with a silver mink collar. Miss Carol Honeycutt was Mrs. Davis’s only attendant (Daily Record Jan. 28, 1957).
Miss Ann Pleasant was named clerk for the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. Miss Pleasant was a graduate of Coats High School, Campbell College, and East Carolina College. Sad news came to the Young family. Dallas E. Young, 61, had died on January 27th. He was the son of the late H.T. Young. Odel, Laxton, Cloniger, Durwood, Orville and Hershall survived their father. Mrs. Sampson Dupree of Coats was a sister (Daily Record Jan. 29, 1957).
The Coats Home Economics Department had six sessions in homemaking. The first class was on hairstyling and makeup and was taught by Hank Hanna of the Dunn School of Beauty Culture. The second session was on desserts and party foods. Kitchen planning and flowers arranging were on the agenda. Elsewhere Mr. and Mrs. Donald Williams shared the news of a daughter. The mom was the former Myrtle Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Taylor were also parents of a new daughter. Mrs. Taylor was the former Grace McLeod (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1957).
The museum is buzzing with activity. Military veterans Paul Robinson and Charles Tart have been behind the Lynda Butler’s camera sharing their experiences in the service. We look forward to having you view them on our coatsmuseum.com website in the near future.
Ed Lauder dropped by with a couple of items that his wife Mary Ellen had as a young girl. One of the items fitted perfectly into our new exhibit of vintage toys. Misty Gill has shared her collection of Fenton glass. Did you know that some early Vaseline glass had uranium in it? Make sure you visit our exhibit containing some beautiful glass pieces of Goofus, Carnival, Depression, Fenton and Longaberger baskets.
We love displaying the Tocci wedding dress and it never fails to shock some visitors when we share that it was hand sewn by Italian seamstresses from parachute fabric. We appreciate that the Tocci family from Nevada and California have shared their parents’ items with the museum. The Tocci’s grandmother lived on Ebenezer Church Road and Mike has been very generous in supporting her hometown museum.
Don’t forget our free Genealogy Workshop at 10 o’clock on Feb. 27th at the museum.