January 9, 2015 Coats Museum News
The year was 1951- the year in which many feared a WWIII. The Chinese troops in Korea took the area surrounding Seoul and the city fell to the communists. From Here to Eternity was a bestselling book. The 22nd amendment was adopted preventing a president from serving more than two terms. Crew cuts were the rage for males and women had adopted a two-tone hairdo. Paperback books became popular with publishers. Mickey Mantle, age 19, joined the NY Yankees, and Willie Mays, age 20, joined the NY Giants. America produced 100 million tons of steel that year and some 400,000 pounds of penicillin was produced. The American Telephone and Telegraph reported having more than one million stockholders. There were 8.2 million trucks in the US. At the end of 1951, there were 164,896 adults in prison. Rock “n” Roll came into the recording world (Dickson, Paul; From Elvis to E-Mail, Springfield, Massachusetts: Federal Press, 1999-pages 46-51).
The Grove Township was also hopping with activity. Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Turner, Sr., of the Turlington community, had as their guest their son, Watts Turner of the Army Air Corps in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Jean Denton had as a Christmas visitor, her sister- Mrs. James Wade of Georgia. Pfc. and Mrs. James T. Denton from Camp Gordon, GA. were guests of Mrs. A.H. Denton. Pvt. Bobby Williams of Loweryfield, Colorado spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Williams. Mrs. Leroy Holland spent several days with her husband, a patient at the Hospital at Oteene, NC. Pfc. Fred Ennis from California stayed several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ennis, and also a few days in Washington, DC. Mrs. J.D. Norris spent Christmas Day with her father, Mr. G.W. Miller, a patient at McCain, NC. Mrs. W.T. Weeks and daughters spent their Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. K.S. Weeks of Wade, NC. Miss Mary Jo Johnson of East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, NC had spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson of near Baileys Crossroads. Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Denton had as Christmas guests-Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Denton and Thelma of Louisburg. Mr. and Mrs. George Stephenson had announced the marriage of their daughter Rachel Stephenson to Charles Ennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Ennis on December 23, 1950 (Daily Record January 1, 1951).
News of Christmas visitors continued to be printed in the paper. Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Guy and daughter Gerry of Marion, SC, had spent a few days with O.G. Lamm. Mr. and Mrs. William Wellons of Wellons Mercantile Company had spent Monday in Coats on business. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Stewart had spent Wednesday in Winston Salem. Miss Toby Surles had as her guest, Sgt. and Mrs. Dusty Rhodes of Camp Lee. VA. Mr. W.M. Keene was confined to his home because of illness. D.V. Lee took in the Dixie Classics finals at the Reynolds Coliseum. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hough and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Barefoot returned from Florida where they had vacationed. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Penny and Cathy had spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Stewart and son Jeff. The Junior Order (JOUAM0) of United America Mechanics, No. 417 of Coats was to meet for the first meeting of the year. Larry Stewart of Coats was attending Louisburg College (Daily Record January 2, 1951).
At the Coats JOUAM meeting, the following were elected as new officers: Everett Turlington, Jr., Councilor; Lyman McLeod-Chaplain; Delmer Ennis-Financial Secretary; Garland Coats-Recording Secretary; M.B. Matthews-Conductor; B.B. Harper-Inside Sentinel; O.K. Keene-Treasurer; R.J. Lane-Warden; Waylon Gregory-Trustee; and Hugh Johnson-Trustee.
Additional news in the same edition of the Daily Record on January 4, 1951, recorded that Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Williams, T.B., Jr. and Linda had returned home from trip to Florida to visit Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Tingle. Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Holt had visited Mrs. L.H. Holt in Raleigh. Coyt Lanier was the Coats scout –master. Was he also a Coats High School teacher and was his father Mr. T.T. Lanier, the former Coats principal?
I do know that if anyone needed a septic tank or plumbing work done, they could call the Malone and Company for all sanitation services in the Coats area. Mrs. Luther Turner was the hostess to the Turlington H.D. Club in her home. The program was “Improving Views on Highways” (Daily Record January 5, 1951).
How do you think life in rural areas would have been different if it had not been for the Home Demonstration Clubs in the 1940 and 50’s? Their programs and projects appeared to be ones that would impact more than the farm family. Carson Gregory, Harnett Representative in the N.C. House (D),lost his overcoat and hat while attending a session to hear Governor Kerr Scott. Rep. Gregory had a cold walk back to the hotel from the capitol. There has to be a good story behind that loss.
Pvt. Kenneth Miller, stationed in Mobile, Alabama, had spent a few days at home with his parents-Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Miller. Cadet Joel Hough of the Tennessee Military Academy also spent a few days in Coats with his parents-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hough (Daily Record January 9, 1951).
Former Mayor Vic Lee of Coats had been appointed to serve as Civilian Defense Director for Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Carlie McLamb had visited Mrs. McLamb’s brother, Fonsor Whittington, who had been wounded in Korea and was a patient at Camp Lejeune , NC (Daily Record January 10, 1951). Do you wonder if he and the other Coats service man, Waylon Sauls, saw each other at the hospital there?
The Coats Motor Company owner, Mr. Guy Stewart, invited Coats residents to visit his establishment to see the new 1951 Plymouth. Elsewhere, Mr. Carson Gregory had invited those same Coats citizens to his dairy to see the sale of his dairy inventory and cattle. He promised food for all who attended (Daily Record January 15, 1951). Had Ballentine Dairy in Fuquay not already bought the dairy according to an earlier edition of the paper? I need an explanation of this, readers.
The following story was likely talked about around the old potbellied stoves at the country stores in the area. Mr. Zeb Nordan raised 200 rabbits. He sold his rabbits to Duke Hospital for research and to customers for eating purposes. The Coats High basketball teams won in double games at Lillington. In the girls’ game, Doris Johnson and Josephine Johnson were high scorers. In the boys’ game, high scorers were Rudolph Miller and Hoover Johnson (Daily Record January 18, 1951).
Harnett Representative Carson Gregory had a record sale of milk cows ever sold in Harnett County (Daily Record January 18, 1951).
Delano Whittington of Coats School was winner of the Harnett County FFA event at the NC State Crop Improvement and Seed Growers Association State Convention held at State College. The Coats High School Band Club showed off their new uniforms at the Dunn Band Club meeting (Daily Record January 23, 1951). In our Research Library we have a picture of Doris Johnson (Nolan) wearing her majorette uniform for that band and we also have La Rue Stanley Mills majorette uniform from the 1960’s but no band uniforms.
As we begin this new year, please be mindful that the volunteers at the museum are so appreciative of the help we receive from those individuals who give donations to honor and remember special people in their lives. We recently had a Coats Museum Endowment memorial given to honor the memory of Beverly McLean who lovingly taught so many of the Coats students at the Coats School and also at Coats Erwin Middle School. Another endowment memorial was given to honor the life of Rupert Honeycutt who along with his family has and continues to impact the lives of many.
The year was 1951- the year in which many feared a WWIII. The Chinese troops in Korea took the area surrounding Seoul and the city fell to the communists. From Here to Eternity was a bestselling book. The 22nd amendment was adopted preventing a president from serving more than two terms. Crew cuts were the rage for males and women had adopted a two-tone hairdo. Paperback books became popular with publishers. Mickey Mantle, age 19, joined the NY Yankees, and Willie Mays, age 20, joined the NY Giants. America produced 100 million tons of steel that year and some 400,000 pounds of penicillin was produced. The American Telephone and Telegraph reported having more than one million stockholders. There were 8.2 million trucks in the US. At the end of 1951, there were 164,896 adults in prison. Rock “n” Roll came into the recording world (Dickson, Paul; From Elvis to E-Mail, Springfield, Massachusetts: Federal Press, 1999-pages 46-51).
The Grove Township was also hopping with activity. Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Turner, Sr., of the Turlington community, had as their guest their son, Watts Turner of the Army Air Corps in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Jean Denton had as a Christmas visitor, her sister- Mrs. James Wade of Georgia. Pfc. and Mrs. James T. Denton from Camp Gordon, GA. were guests of Mrs. A.H. Denton. Pvt. Bobby Williams of Loweryfield, Colorado spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Williams. Mrs. Leroy Holland spent several days with her husband, a patient at the Hospital at Oteene, NC. Pfc. Fred Ennis from California stayed several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ennis, and also a few days in Washington, DC. Mrs. J.D. Norris spent Christmas Day with her father, Mr. G.W. Miller, a patient at McCain, NC. Mrs. W.T. Weeks and daughters spent their Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. K.S. Weeks of Wade, NC. Miss Mary Jo Johnson of East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, NC had spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson of near Baileys Crossroads. Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Denton had as Christmas guests-Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Denton and Thelma of Louisburg. Mr. and Mrs. George Stephenson had announced the marriage of their daughter Rachel Stephenson to Charles Ennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Ennis on December 23, 1950 (Daily Record January 1, 1951).
News of Christmas visitors continued to be printed in the paper. Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Guy and daughter Gerry of Marion, SC, had spent a few days with O.G. Lamm. Mr. and Mrs. William Wellons of Wellons Mercantile Company had spent Monday in Coats on business. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Stewart had spent Wednesday in Winston Salem. Miss Toby Surles had as her guest, Sgt. and Mrs. Dusty Rhodes of Camp Lee. VA. Mr. W.M. Keene was confined to his home because of illness. D.V. Lee took in the Dixie Classics finals at the Reynolds Coliseum. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hough and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Barefoot returned from Florida where they had vacationed. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Penny and Cathy had spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Stewart and son Jeff. The Junior Order (JOUAM0) of United America Mechanics, No. 417 of Coats was to meet for the first meeting of the year. Larry Stewart of Coats was attending Louisburg College (Daily Record January 2, 1951).
At the Coats JOUAM meeting, the following were elected as new officers: Everett Turlington, Jr., Councilor; Lyman McLeod-Chaplain; Delmer Ennis-Financial Secretary; Garland Coats-Recording Secretary; M.B. Matthews-Conductor; B.B. Harper-Inside Sentinel; O.K. Keene-Treasurer; R.J. Lane-Warden; Waylon Gregory-Trustee; and Hugh Johnson-Trustee.
Additional news in the same edition of the Daily Record on January 4, 1951, recorded that Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Williams, T.B., Jr. and Linda had returned home from trip to Florida to visit Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Tingle. Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Holt had visited Mrs. L.H. Holt in Raleigh. Coyt Lanier was the Coats scout –master. Was he also a Coats High School teacher and was his father Mr. T.T. Lanier, the former Coats principal?
I do know that if anyone needed a septic tank or plumbing work done, they could call the Malone and Company for all sanitation services in the Coats area. Mrs. Luther Turner was the hostess to the Turlington H.D. Club in her home. The program was “Improving Views on Highways” (Daily Record January 5, 1951).
How do you think life in rural areas would have been different if it had not been for the Home Demonstration Clubs in the 1940 and 50’s? Their programs and projects appeared to be ones that would impact more than the farm family. Carson Gregory, Harnett Representative in the N.C. House (D),lost his overcoat and hat while attending a session to hear Governor Kerr Scott. Rep. Gregory had a cold walk back to the hotel from the capitol. There has to be a good story behind that loss.
Pvt. Kenneth Miller, stationed in Mobile, Alabama, had spent a few days at home with his parents-Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Miller. Cadet Joel Hough of the Tennessee Military Academy also spent a few days in Coats with his parents-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hough (Daily Record January 9, 1951).
Former Mayor Vic Lee of Coats had been appointed to serve as Civilian Defense Director for Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Carlie McLamb had visited Mrs. McLamb’s brother, Fonsor Whittington, who had been wounded in Korea and was a patient at Camp Lejeune , NC (Daily Record January 10, 1951). Do you wonder if he and the other Coats service man, Waylon Sauls, saw each other at the hospital there?
The Coats Motor Company owner, Mr. Guy Stewart, invited Coats residents to visit his establishment to see the new 1951 Plymouth. Elsewhere, Mr. Carson Gregory had invited those same Coats citizens to his dairy to see the sale of his dairy inventory and cattle. He promised food for all who attended (Daily Record January 15, 1951). Had Ballentine Dairy in Fuquay not already bought the dairy according to an earlier edition of the paper? I need an explanation of this, readers.
The following story was likely talked about around the old potbellied stoves at the country stores in the area. Mr. Zeb Nordan raised 200 rabbits. He sold his rabbits to Duke Hospital for research and to customers for eating purposes. The Coats High basketball teams won in double games at Lillington. In the girls’ game, Doris Johnson and Josephine Johnson were high scorers. In the boys’ game, high scorers were Rudolph Miller and Hoover Johnson (Daily Record January 18, 1951).
Harnett Representative Carson Gregory had a record sale of milk cows ever sold in Harnett County (Daily Record January 18, 1951).
Delano Whittington of Coats School was winner of the Harnett County FFA event at the NC State Crop Improvement and Seed Growers Association State Convention held at State College. The Coats High School Band Club showed off their new uniforms at the Dunn Band Club meeting (Daily Record January 23, 1951). In our Research Library we have a picture of Doris Johnson (Nolan) wearing her majorette uniform for that band and we also have La Rue Stanley Mills majorette uniform from the 1960’s but no band uniforms.
As we begin this new year, please be mindful that the volunteers at the museum are so appreciative of the help we receive from those individuals who give donations to honor and remember special people in their lives. We recently had a Coats Museum Endowment memorial given to honor the memory of Beverly McLean who lovingly taught so many of the Coats students at the Coats School and also at Coats Erwin Middle School. Another endowment memorial was given to honor the life of Rupert Honeycutt who along with his family has and continues to impact the lives of many.