July 24, 2015 Coats
Museum News
It was January of 1954 and death had visited the home of Polly Ann Stephenson of Coats. The funeral was in her home and the burial was in the Stephenson Cemetery. She was survived by her husband, T. Oscar Stephenson; her sons- S.M. and Benny Ray; five daughters-Mrs. E.R. Fish, Mrs. Jodie Howard, Mrs. Z. Nassie Dorman, and Misses Claudia and Lenora Stephenson (Daily Record Jan. 20, 1954.) Do you recognize some of those names?
I do know that snow had fallen upon the cars on the Friday night as the basketball teams played games around Harnett.
Representative Carson Gregory and Senator Bob Young had announced that they wanted the voters to return them to legislative seats in Raleigh. Elsewhere in the Coats area, several people had a stay in the hospital. Mrs. Israel Montgomery and Mr. Tom J. Smith were patients at the Dunn Hospital (Daily Record January 25, 1954).
Dunn and Harnett County sites were surveyed to see if thousands of troops could stay in the area as they had done three years earlier when Dunn was turned into a big military center. More than 25,000 soldiers were encamped in the area with the 301st Logistics Center (Daily Record Jan. 27, 1954). Do any of our Dunn readers recall that encampment of soldiers and how it impacted the area?
This I do know. Daniel Blackstock, formerly of Coats, was stationed in Germany. While in Coats, he had stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Byrd. Another Coats man, Bobby Stephenson, 19 year-old- son of Mr. and Mrs. Hassie Stephenson, had completed his Air Force basic airman indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio Texas. Yet another young man from Coats made the news. Private John R. McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. McLeod of Route 2, Angier, was serving in Korea. He was a company clerk and had completed his basic training at Camp Polk, Louisiana.
The season for basketball was two-thirds finished. The Coats boys’ team had picked up wins to make their stats stand at 6 wins and 6 losses. The girls continued to show their skills on the court and had now won 9 of their 12 games. Wonder if Mr. G.V. Fowler of Erwin had officiated at any of those games?
William S. Tadlock, 36, of Route 2, Dunn, had died at his home after being ill for two months. He was the son of John W. Tadlock and the late Martha Tadlock. William had worked as a machinist for five years at Lynch Manufacturing Company in Dunn. He was survived by his wife, Kathyrn Farmer Tadlock; one son-William Dempsey Tadlock; four brothers-W.E., Ira, James and Rodney Tadlock; and three sisters-Mrs. D.P Stewart, Mrs. G.D. Davis, and Mrs. Raymond Murphy (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1954).
Harnett County’s fifth school robbery within two months was reported at Coats School. Sheriff Bill Salmon reported that someone had entered the school and broken the dial off the safe, but they failed to get inside where there was considerable cash. Twice in Dunn, Erwin and Boone Trail were the other robbery sites.
The Oakdale Home Demonstration Club members learned about natural fibers like cotton, silk, wool, and linen. The speaker also talked about manmade fabrics such as Nylon, Orlon, Dacron, Dynel and Vicara. Do you know what vicara is made from? Was it field corn? I do know that Mrs. Bill Howard was welcomed as a new member (Daily Record Feb. 2, 1954). You will have to agree that the ladies who attended the Home Demonstration Club meetings got an education at each club meeting.
Mr. Paul Pollard was steadily improving after a month of illness. Mrs. J.L. Pollard was also not feeling well. Mr. Albert Altman was also ill. Miss Jean Creech had completed her course of training at the Carolina College of Beauty Culture in Raleigh. Wonder what styles of hair cutting and curling Jean learned in 1954.
Miss Clara Mae Capps had spent the weekend in Oakdale with her uncle and aunt-the Arthur Capps family. Mrs. Spicy Pollard had returned home after spending three weeks with her ill daughter. John Ray Page, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Page of Route 2, Angier, was completing his Air Force Basic training course at Lackland Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas (Daily Record Feb.2, 1954).
Mrs. Ida Pope Ryals, 71, died in Miami, Florida. Her stepdaughter was Mrs. Zola Roberts who lived on Route 1, Coats (Daily Record Feb. 3, 1954).
The Coats High gymnasium was the site where the Coats girls climbed to a second place standing when they defeated the Dunn Greenwaves with a score of 61-47.The Coats Junior Varsity won a close 29-22 game over the Green Ripples-very original-Greenwaves-Green Ripples. Did they keep those names until they consolidated into Triton?
Coats boys lost 43-37. Fish and Barnes had seven points each. Did the boys not have first names? In the girls’ game, Sue Johnson led the team to a fourteen point victory over Dunn with a 36 point scoring spree. Sue Ennis added 19 points, and Pope 6. Do you know her first name? The edition did share that Ann Pleasant, Patty Sue McLamb, Helen Turlington, Helen Sears and Joyce Faye Johnson played well for the winners.
For the Coats boys, Tommy Pope was top scorer. Jernigan 2, McLamb 3, Johnson 3, Smith 7, Mason 8, Phillips and Westbrook played on the hardwood for Coats (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1954).
Many of you know Danny Burch from Angier. Danny called to share that his mother had to raise her children as a single mom. Times were tough for her since her husband had left her with a big debt. Mr. Prince with the bank in Fuquay told Mrs. Burch she was going to have to come up with some money, even a $100, or she would lose the farm. You read a couple of weeks ago that Carson Gregory had the Bailey Brothers play at Coats to raise money for bleachers in the new Coats Gym. Apparently there was a contest for singers to compete for $100 and a trip to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Young Danny Burch competed and won the $100 and the trip. Can you guess the rest of the story? Danny’s mom took the prize money to Mr. Prince and hence, he saved the family farm for his mom.
Danny has awesome memories of the Carson Gregory family, sharing that Carson and Blanche Gregory packed up their children and took him as a young Danny to Wheeling, West VIrginia where he won another $100 contest. Danny recalled playing with Willie Nelson when the now famous singer was just beginning his career. Danny spent many mornings playing drums with the Bill Joe Austin Band on WPTF radio in downtown Raleigh. Danny is a fascinating gentleman who continues to share his talents by visiting care homes in the area. Thank you, Danny for your stories.
Thank you, Ralph Denning, for visiting us from Raleigh to give memorials for Dennis Adams, Mack Reid Hudson and James Grimes. Your love of history is inspiring to those of us who volunteer at the museum each week. Thank you to Dorothy and Charles Denning of Benson for your generous memorial to the Coats Museum Endowment to honor your lifelong friend, Mack Reid Hudson. The volunteers also wish to thank Betsy Pollard, the American Legion Banner Post 109, Charles and Julie Wilkie, Jutta Turlington, Phillip and Angela Yarbrough, Donald and Deborah Wrenn, Hilda Pope, Robie and Lynda Butler, Mary Ellen and Ed Lauder and Mary Stewart for remembering James Grimes and thank you to Willie Justice who gave a memorial for Pauline Daniel. Thanks to the many museum volunteers who not only give hours to the museum but also give financially such as Patsy and Stacy Avery, Hilda Pope, and Robie and Lynda Butler who remembered Mack Hudson. Paula Williams Byrd, J.A. Langdon, and Nancy Lloyd Lucas have also been remembered by Hilda Pope. Mott Goff honored a very deserving brother, Robie Butler, with a birthday donation to the museum. All of these acts of love and generosity are so appreciated because not only do those who are remembered or honored live on in the museum but also they help the Board of Directors and the volunteers maintain and operate the nonprofit facility.
It was January of 1954 and death had visited the home of Polly Ann Stephenson of Coats. The funeral was in her home and the burial was in the Stephenson Cemetery. She was survived by her husband, T. Oscar Stephenson; her sons- S.M. and Benny Ray; five daughters-Mrs. E.R. Fish, Mrs. Jodie Howard, Mrs. Z. Nassie Dorman, and Misses Claudia and Lenora Stephenson (Daily Record Jan. 20, 1954.) Do you recognize some of those names?
I do know that snow had fallen upon the cars on the Friday night as the basketball teams played games around Harnett.
Representative Carson Gregory and Senator Bob Young had announced that they wanted the voters to return them to legislative seats in Raleigh. Elsewhere in the Coats area, several people had a stay in the hospital. Mrs. Israel Montgomery and Mr. Tom J. Smith were patients at the Dunn Hospital (Daily Record January 25, 1954).
Dunn and Harnett County sites were surveyed to see if thousands of troops could stay in the area as they had done three years earlier when Dunn was turned into a big military center. More than 25,000 soldiers were encamped in the area with the 301st Logistics Center (Daily Record Jan. 27, 1954). Do any of our Dunn readers recall that encampment of soldiers and how it impacted the area?
This I do know. Daniel Blackstock, formerly of Coats, was stationed in Germany. While in Coats, he had stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Byrd. Another Coats man, Bobby Stephenson, 19 year-old- son of Mr. and Mrs. Hassie Stephenson, had completed his Air Force basic airman indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio Texas. Yet another young man from Coats made the news. Private John R. McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. McLeod of Route 2, Angier, was serving in Korea. He was a company clerk and had completed his basic training at Camp Polk, Louisiana.
The season for basketball was two-thirds finished. The Coats boys’ team had picked up wins to make their stats stand at 6 wins and 6 losses. The girls continued to show their skills on the court and had now won 9 of their 12 games. Wonder if Mr. G.V. Fowler of Erwin had officiated at any of those games?
William S. Tadlock, 36, of Route 2, Dunn, had died at his home after being ill for two months. He was the son of John W. Tadlock and the late Martha Tadlock. William had worked as a machinist for five years at Lynch Manufacturing Company in Dunn. He was survived by his wife, Kathyrn Farmer Tadlock; one son-William Dempsey Tadlock; four brothers-W.E., Ira, James and Rodney Tadlock; and three sisters-Mrs. D.P Stewart, Mrs. G.D. Davis, and Mrs. Raymond Murphy (Daily Record Feb. 1, 1954).
Harnett County’s fifth school robbery within two months was reported at Coats School. Sheriff Bill Salmon reported that someone had entered the school and broken the dial off the safe, but they failed to get inside where there was considerable cash. Twice in Dunn, Erwin and Boone Trail were the other robbery sites.
The Oakdale Home Demonstration Club members learned about natural fibers like cotton, silk, wool, and linen. The speaker also talked about manmade fabrics such as Nylon, Orlon, Dacron, Dynel and Vicara. Do you know what vicara is made from? Was it field corn? I do know that Mrs. Bill Howard was welcomed as a new member (Daily Record Feb. 2, 1954). You will have to agree that the ladies who attended the Home Demonstration Club meetings got an education at each club meeting.
Mr. Paul Pollard was steadily improving after a month of illness. Mrs. J.L. Pollard was also not feeling well. Mr. Albert Altman was also ill. Miss Jean Creech had completed her course of training at the Carolina College of Beauty Culture in Raleigh. Wonder what styles of hair cutting and curling Jean learned in 1954.
Miss Clara Mae Capps had spent the weekend in Oakdale with her uncle and aunt-the Arthur Capps family. Mrs. Spicy Pollard had returned home after spending three weeks with her ill daughter. John Ray Page, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Page of Route 2, Angier, was completing his Air Force Basic training course at Lackland Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas (Daily Record Feb.2, 1954).
Mrs. Ida Pope Ryals, 71, died in Miami, Florida. Her stepdaughter was Mrs. Zola Roberts who lived on Route 1, Coats (Daily Record Feb. 3, 1954).
The Coats High gymnasium was the site where the Coats girls climbed to a second place standing when they defeated the Dunn Greenwaves with a score of 61-47.The Coats Junior Varsity won a close 29-22 game over the Green Ripples-very original-Greenwaves-Green Ripples. Did they keep those names until they consolidated into Triton?
Coats boys lost 43-37. Fish and Barnes had seven points each. Did the boys not have first names? In the girls’ game, Sue Johnson led the team to a fourteen point victory over Dunn with a 36 point scoring spree. Sue Ennis added 19 points, and Pope 6. Do you know her first name? The edition did share that Ann Pleasant, Patty Sue McLamb, Helen Turlington, Helen Sears and Joyce Faye Johnson played well for the winners.
For the Coats boys, Tommy Pope was top scorer. Jernigan 2, McLamb 3, Johnson 3, Smith 7, Mason 8, Phillips and Westbrook played on the hardwood for Coats (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1954).
Many of you know Danny Burch from Angier. Danny called to share that his mother had to raise her children as a single mom. Times were tough for her since her husband had left her with a big debt. Mr. Prince with the bank in Fuquay told Mrs. Burch she was going to have to come up with some money, even a $100, or she would lose the farm. You read a couple of weeks ago that Carson Gregory had the Bailey Brothers play at Coats to raise money for bleachers in the new Coats Gym. Apparently there was a contest for singers to compete for $100 and a trip to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Young Danny Burch competed and won the $100 and the trip. Can you guess the rest of the story? Danny’s mom took the prize money to Mr. Prince and hence, he saved the family farm for his mom.
Danny has awesome memories of the Carson Gregory family, sharing that Carson and Blanche Gregory packed up their children and took him as a young Danny to Wheeling, West VIrginia where he won another $100 contest. Danny recalled playing with Willie Nelson when the now famous singer was just beginning his career. Danny spent many mornings playing drums with the Bill Joe Austin Band on WPTF radio in downtown Raleigh. Danny is a fascinating gentleman who continues to share his talents by visiting care homes in the area. Thank you, Danny for your stories.
Thank you, Ralph Denning, for visiting us from Raleigh to give memorials for Dennis Adams, Mack Reid Hudson and James Grimes. Your love of history is inspiring to those of us who volunteer at the museum each week. Thank you to Dorothy and Charles Denning of Benson for your generous memorial to the Coats Museum Endowment to honor your lifelong friend, Mack Reid Hudson. The volunteers also wish to thank Betsy Pollard, the American Legion Banner Post 109, Charles and Julie Wilkie, Jutta Turlington, Phillip and Angela Yarbrough, Donald and Deborah Wrenn, Hilda Pope, Robie and Lynda Butler, Mary Ellen and Ed Lauder and Mary Stewart for remembering James Grimes and thank you to Willie Justice who gave a memorial for Pauline Daniel. Thanks to the many museum volunteers who not only give hours to the museum but also give financially such as Patsy and Stacy Avery, Hilda Pope, and Robie and Lynda Butler who remembered Mack Hudson. Paula Williams Byrd, J.A. Langdon, and Nancy Lloyd Lucas have also been remembered by Hilda Pope. Mott Goff honored a very deserving brother, Robie Butler, with a birthday donation to the museum. All of these acts of love and generosity are so appreciated because not only do those who are remembered or honored live on in the museum but also they help the Board of Directors and the volunteers maintain and operate the nonprofit facility.