January 31, 2025 Coats Museum News
As you observe the date on today’s newspaper you quickly realize that the first month of 2025 has become history. Passing of time does bring changes. Take for example the existence of Home Extension Clubs. There was a time when just about every corner of the Grove Township had a Home Extension Club. As time passed we no longer read about the Turlington, Banner, Oakdale Home Extension Clubs and the other clubs because it appeared that the clubs vanished.
However in 1995, some of the names that were associated with some of those clubs seemed to reappear in a new club called the Liberty Homemakers. Note these names-Thessie Daniel, Dorothy Denning, Juanita Hudson, Linda Massengill, Rebeth Mitchell, Christine Parrish, and Elizabeth Nordan. At this particular meeting the Liberty Homemakers, Kizzie Williams and Hazel Barnes visited when Lynda Butler presented a program on environmental issues.
Had it been back in the early 1940’s the topic might have been on canning with a pressure cooker, saving items that would be valuable in wartime, victory gardening, saving scrap metal and the tin foil on chewing gum wrappers.
Other items of interest in the April 7, 1995 edition of the paper noted that Jason Brent Ennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garner Rose Ennis of Coats, was to marry Wendy Walker on April 22, at the Coats Baptist Church. Also newsworthy was that Brandon Norris was the Prep Star of the Week for the Daily Record. Brandon was first baseman and cleanup hitter who had a streak of three straight 3-hit games.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dennis Adams of Route 1, Benson, announced the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Anne Adams to Jesse (Jess) Clifton Alphin III of rural Dunn. He is the son of Clifton Alphin, Jr. and the late Carolyn Hildreth. Michelle was a 1992 honor graduate of Cape Fear Christian Academy and a 1995 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. Jess was a 1988 graduate of Triton High and a 1989 graduate of Union Military Academy and a 1993 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. Grandparents of Michelle were Mrs. Wynona Godwin Ennis and the late David Ennis and Mr. and Mrs. J.V. Adams. Grandparents of the prospective groom were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Alphin and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hildreth (Daily Record April 11, 1995).
When our ancestors came to this “New World”, they were impressed with the beauty and smells of Mother Nature’s bushes and trees. Recall that the magnolia, the bay and the pine were mentioned by our earliest inhabitants.
As we revisited our landscape in the spring of 1995, we, too, were likely awed by the beautiful dogwoods and azaleas that dotted the landscape and the smells of honeysuckle or jasmine climbing the trees or trellises.
However, there was another venue that was capturing the beauty of the humans in the Grove Township. The Coats Kiwanis Club which was chartered on January 5 had as its first fundraiser on March 24th and 25th--Glamour Shots. The Glamour Photography sessions included make-over, hair styling, and a variety of high fashion outfits. The fundraiser was held in the Coats Community Building. Another very active and older service club in Coats was the Lions Club. The club was planning to bring the circus to town in April when two performances would include on afternoon and one evening show.
M.T. Strickland, a very giving IGA grocery store owner, had donated $100 worth of groceries for a raffle to raise money for the Harnett County’s Mayor’s Committee, a non-profit organization. Lee Barnes, chairman of the group, was raising money for the handicapped.
Mrs. Fay Gardner was all smiles at the Coats Senior Center. Her son, David Gardner, had received good news that a match for a bone marrow transplant had been found and the donor was waiting for David In Seattle, Washington.
Is it possible that there are almost 80,000 people living in America who are 100 years old or older. We do know that Coats has had many to reach that mark. Two of our most beloved ladies-Rebeth Mitchell and Gerri Honeycutt met that mark. Who knows the name of the lovely lady who was just recognized by the Coats town board for being 104 years old?
In 1995, Mr. Kneese Turlington had celebrated his 100th according to Belle Williams in her “Notes from Coats.” She noted that Mr. Turlington always wore a smile and was never arrogant when he would list his taxes with her at the fire station in Coats.
Age does have a way of creeping up on us. Gary Denton, who just recently died, was one of my first students but in 1995, he had replaced another of my early students, Dennis Pope, as the Public Works Director in Coats. Gary had big shoes to fill according to town officials but they felt that Gary would handle the job well (Daily Record April 13, 1995).
Linda Cobb and Mary Ellen Lauder have been honored on their birthdays this week and Andy Byrd’s name will be added to the memorial lists on our coatsmuseum.com website.
As you observe the date on today’s newspaper you quickly realize that the first month of 2025 has become history. Passing of time does bring changes. Take for example the existence of Home Extension Clubs. There was a time when just about every corner of the Grove Township had a Home Extension Club. As time passed we no longer read about the Turlington, Banner, Oakdale Home Extension Clubs and the other clubs because it appeared that the clubs vanished.
However in 1995, some of the names that were associated with some of those clubs seemed to reappear in a new club called the Liberty Homemakers. Note these names-Thessie Daniel, Dorothy Denning, Juanita Hudson, Linda Massengill, Rebeth Mitchell, Christine Parrish, and Elizabeth Nordan. At this particular meeting the Liberty Homemakers, Kizzie Williams and Hazel Barnes visited when Lynda Butler presented a program on environmental issues.
Had it been back in the early 1940’s the topic might have been on canning with a pressure cooker, saving items that would be valuable in wartime, victory gardening, saving scrap metal and the tin foil on chewing gum wrappers.
Other items of interest in the April 7, 1995 edition of the paper noted that Jason Brent Ennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garner Rose Ennis of Coats, was to marry Wendy Walker on April 22, at the Coats Baptist Church. Also newsworthy was that Brandon Norris was the Prep Star of the Week for the Daily Record. Brandon was first baseman and cleanup hitter who had a streak of three straight 3-hit games.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dennis Adams of Route 1, Benson, announced the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Anne Adams to Jesse (Jess) Clifton Alphin III of rural Dunn. He is the son of Clifton Alphin, Jr. and the late Carolyn Hildreth. Michelle was a 1992 honor graduate of Cape Fear Christian Academy and a 1995 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. Jess was a 1988 graduate of Triton High and a 1989 graduate of Union Military Academy and a 1993 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. Grandparents of Michelle were Mrs. Wynona Godwin Ennis and the late David Ennis and Mr. and Mrs. J.V. Adams. Grandparents of the prospective groom were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Alphin and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hildreth (Daily Record April 11, 1995).
When our ancestors came to this “New World”, they were impressed with the beauty and smells of Mother Nature’s bushes and trees. Recall that the magnolia, the bay and the pine were mentioned by our earliest inhabitants.
As we revisited our landscape in the spring of 1995, we, too, were likely awed by the beautiful dogwoods and azaleas that dotted the landscape and the smells of honeysuckle or jasmine climbing the trees or trellises.
However, there was another venue that was capturing the beauty of the humans in the Grove Township. The Coats Kiwanis Club which was chartered on January 5 had as its first fundraiser on March 24th and 25th--Glamour Shots. The Glamour Photography sessions included make-over, hair styling, and a variety of high fashion outfits. The fundraiser was held in the Coats Community Building. Another very active and older service club in Coats was the Lions Club. The club was planning to bring the circus to town in April when two performances would include on afternoon and one evening show.
M.T. Strickland, a very giving IGA grocery store owner, had donated $100 worth of groceries for a raffle to raise money for the Harnett County’s Mayor’s Committee, a non-profit organization. Lee Barnes, chairman of the group, was raising money for the handicapped.
Mrs. Fay Gardner was all smiles at the Coats Senior Center. Her son, David Gardner, had received good news that a match for a bone marrow transplant had been found and the donor was waiting for David In Seattle, Washington.
Is it possible that there are almost 80,000 people living in America who are 100 years old or older. We do know that Coats has had many to reach that mark. Two of our most beloved ladies-Rebeth Mitchell and Gerri Honeycutt met that mark. Who knows the name of the lovely lady who was just recognized by the Coats town board for being 104 years old?
In 1995, Mr. Kneese Turlington had celebrated his 100th according to Belle Williams in her “Notes from Coats.” She noted that Mr. Turlington always wore a smile and was never arrogant when he would list his taxes with her at the fire station in Coats.
Age does have a way of creeping up on us. Gary Denton, who just recently died, was one of my first students but in 1995, he had replaced another of my early students, Dennis Pope, as the Public Works Director in Coats. Gary had big shoes to fill according to town officials but they felt that Gary would handle the job well (Daily Record April 13, 1995).
Linda Cobb and Mary Ellen Lauder have been honored on their birthdays this week and Andy Byrd’s name will be added to the memorial lists on our coatsmuseum.com website.