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     ​                                                                                         July 3, 2020 Coats Museum News
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eldridge Farthing of Benson announced the births of their son, Justin Gregory, on Jan 11th at BJMH in Dunn.  However a different emotion was being experienced by the family of Andrew Clyde Grimes, 92 year-old retired Coats merchant. His son was Andy Grimes and daughters were Mrs. Helen Burchette, Mrs. Jane Creech and Mrs. Patsy Grimes. His sister was Mrs. Myrtle Godwin. He was also survived by seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren (Daily Record Jan. 21, 1985).
Some of the readers will remember that Mr. Clyde Grimes married a Coats teacher, Miss Eure, after the death of his wife, Beulah Johnson Grimes. Beulah was the daughter of John L. Johnson who was a Coats jeweler, photographer and mayor in the second decade of the town. Clyde and Beulah later operated the store under the name of the Cly-Beau’s.  Andy was the son of Clyde and his second wife.
How many of you can remember the great number of old tobacco barns that dotted the countryside? Most of the old barns are so longer while others are in the state of disrepair. In 1985, H.A. Turlington showed off his building ingenuity by converting a 1941 tobacco barn into a quaint little cottage. His wife, Rachel, called it H.A.’s playhouse. Cottage, storage barn or playhouse-it was creative way to recycle.
Jesse Aaron Raynor was born to Larry Dale and Anne Elizabeth Raynor. Jesse was born on January 23rd at BJMH.
The Coats Board of Directors of Coats voted to annex 100 acres including the recreational park and the Wellons Realty residential development called Hunter’s Run. Benson attorney, Donald Parker, representing Gerald and Mrs. Ruth McNeill asked basic questions about annexation. After George Kaneklides, attorney and son-in-law f Sherwood Langdon, who owned land adjoining the annexed area, brought it to the attention to the board that a notice must appear in the paper and then have a ten-day waiting period before a hearing. The board agreed to hold another public hearing before taking a vote on the annexation (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1985).
Question-what was this Board of Directors?
I do know if men from Coats went to Erwin to get haircuts, they would have to find a new barber. The Erwin Barber Shop closed its doors after 60 years in operation. Rupert (Rip) Sizemore, town commissioner and proprietor of the shop for 23 years, retired (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1985).
Lovette Kirkland (Jack) Ennis, 65, of Erwin had died. He was survived by three daughters-Mrs. Sue Braswell, Mrs. Marilyn Lee, and Mrs. Jean Pope; sisters-Mrs. Cleo Sareatt, Mrs. Bonnie Bass, Mrs. Peggy Montaloo; brothers-Thirl , Delano and Ernest Ennis of Coats (Daily Record Feb. 6, 1985).
The Daily Record Feb 8, 1985 edition shared that Chris Byrd had enjoyed his eighth birthday with family and friends who joined him at the Skateland in Dunn. Those attending were his parents- Mr. and Mrs. Tony Byrd; Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart and children- Brian, Brad and Lori; cousins-Steven, Ashley and Bradley Wilkie; Randy and Daryll Roberts; Jonathan Gregory and Mrs. Alice Parker and children.
Death visited the Adams family of Route 2, Benson. Mrs. Myrtle Adams, 75, was survived by daughters-Mrs. Verneta  A.Johnson, Mrs. Elemata A. Barefoot, Mrs.Maverine A. Jernigan and Mrs. Noralene A. Stevens; sons- John C., Edward A. and Williams Earl Adams. Her siblings were Mrs. Howard Allen and Hubert Raynor. She had 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The February 14th Daily Record printed a variety of news. The Coats Girl Scouts had celebrated new members with a candlelight investiture ceremony on January 21st. Brownie Troop 738 members were Melissa Barnes, Christine Haney, Mindy Justice, Laura Malone, April Weaver, Shannon Pleasant, Chrissy Williams, Misty Daniel and leader Pauline Daniel. Those in Junior Troop 45 were Crystal Spears, Denise Spears, Deborah Badget, Angeline McNeill, Tina Elliott, Catina Stackhouse, Sharon Spears Susie Combs and leader Thelma Williams.
Twenty-year-old Earl Tyndall of Route One, Coats, had died in an automobile crash. Keith Parrish had spent quite a bit of time in Brazil checking the quality of their Brazilian tobacco and found it close to the quality of US cured leaf. They farm much the same way it was in Coats years ago-by horse, mule, and oxen power (Daily Record Feb. 7, 1985).