June I, 2018 Coats Museum News
The year was 1971. Many new words and phrases were being said and read by Americans. Workaholic- a word invented by psychologist Wayne E. Oates and a word that immediately worked itself into the language. Black hole –a term that jumped into common parlance as astronomers claimed proof of their existence. Junk food, an antonym for health foods, made many declare to be one or the other.
In Coats, Wilma Stone had hosted WSCS of the Coats Methodist Church. Evelyn Ennis had presided. Members of the group were Carolyn Denning (Barnes), Peggie Clayton (Pope), Etta Moran, Hazel Weaver, Evelyn Ennis (Roberts), Hortence Denning (Ennis),Thelma Byrd, Edna Lockamy, Carolyn L.Tart, Charlotte Phillips, Becky Norris, Lela Johnson and Mamie Bennett. On the county level, the Harnett County Board of Education had toured all schools in the county. While all this news had transpired, Mrs. Bertie Ennis was a patient at GHH according to the January 7, 1971 edition of the Daily Record.
Who remembers Dr. Jose O. Castellonos? The Coats doctor served as the 1971 medical representative for the Harnett County Heart Association. He acted as spokesperson on all medical aspects of the heart and blood vessel diseases and mobilized all local physicians and members of other health professions to deal with problems related to heart disease (Daily Record Jan. 11, 1971).
The United States Surgeon General was advocating the banning of smoking in all public places after evidence indicated that nonsmokers were affected by the pollution of smoke (Daily Record Jan. 12, 1971).
Wonder if any of the following ladies had Dr. Castellanos as their physician? I do know that the Jan-7-12, 1971 edition of the Daily Record printed that Mrs. Bertie Ennis, Mrs. Lou Esther Barbour, and Mrs. Mabel Florence Byrd were hospitalized.
Who had J.C. Hawley as your principal? In 1971, he had accepted the appointment as a class agent for Campbell to assist the college in planning and promoting class reunions (Daily Record Jan. 13, 1971).
Another name recognizable by so many in the Coats area is Carson Gregory. Carson was awarded the top “Outstanding Service Award” for his work in swine production. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham presented the award (Daily Record Jan. 14, 1971).
The January 19 edition of the Daily Record wrote that County officials and members of the administrative staff of the Harnett County Schools toured six schools to inspect plant facilities and to see the vocational programs in the classrooms.
William Wade Campbell, 63, of Coats, had died. He was a retired timber contractor. His services were at the Coats Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Beard officiating. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Veri Lee Campbell; daughters-Mrs. Billy Ray Ennis and Mrs. Evelyn Holland and a son, Howard Campbell (Daily Record Jan 20, 1971). I bet you recognize those folks.
Read the following paragraph to see if you were the recipient of any of the creativity that resulted in this remarkable teacher being recognized. The Harnett County North Carolina Association of Educators had nominated Marie Bryant Salmon, teacher-librarian at Coats High School for the past eight years, for the Terry Sanford Award. The purpose of the award was to recognize a teacher or administrator who had exhibited unusual creativity in teaching (Daily Record Jan. 20, 1971).
Roger Simmons, assistant cashier of the Dunn Branch of First Citizens Bank and Trust, had accepted the manager role at the Coats Branch of the same bank. While Sherrill E. Byrd was celebrating his birthday, Mrs. Estelle Williams was a patient at BJMH in Dunn (Daily Record Jan. 25, 1971).
Coats had many citizens in the local hospitals: Michelle Ann Flowers was born at BJMH to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Flowers. Mr. Marvin Turlington was in the hospital as were Mr. Howard Whitman, Mrs. Mamie Ryals Massey, Mrs. Inez Poole, Miss Jean Parker, and Mrs. Sam Pope (Daily Record Jan-Feb. 4, 1971).
When interviewing many of our older citizens from the Coats area in pursuit of earlier events in Coats history, I was amazed at how specific most were when sharing weather events. Most could detail the amount of snow that had fallen, the number of buildings damaged by tornadoes and where they were in treacherous stormy conditions. How many of you lived in the Coats in February of 1971 when the roads were so treacherous due to icy conditions that the schools had begun an hour late (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1971). Were there any dirt roads on the school bus routes in 1971?
I do know on February 9th that stamps for first class mail rose from 6 cents to 8 cents. I also know that a Coats High School 1970 graduate, Dennis Turlington, had received a 5th Regional Award in the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation’s School Shop. The award was won in national competition under the direction of his vocational agriculture teacher, David Creech. Dennis Turlington’s work was entered into competition during the latter part of the 1969-70 school year. Dennis won with a trailer he had made for H.L. Sorrell, Jr. from the metal that Dennis had retrieved from the scrap metal yard in Dunn. Dennis had won $50 in cash and a certificate. He was the son of Wade and Lela Turlington and was a student of NC State (Daily Record Feb. 9, 1971). What is the condition of that trailer in 2018? H.L. and his dad Lentis Sorrell carried hundreds of hogs to market on that iron trailer and today it is used to transport cattle to market. One must admit that Dennis was well deserving of that award.
On February 9, 1971 at 11:38 until 5:21 AM, a total eclipse of the moon was visible for those who had wished to view it on the clear night (Daily Record Feb. 10, 1971).
Mrs. Gerald Hayes, Sr. of Coats had honored her daughter-in-law, Linda Hayes, on her birthday. Linda’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rhyland Wheeler of Raleigh, had also honored Linda for the occasion at Rambeau’s near Spring Lake (Daily Record Feb. 11, 1971). Wonder if Linda recalls the heart shaped cake from that event?
Adults were offered classes in typing at Coats High School through Johnston County Technical Institute (Daily Record Feb. 15, 1971). A few of the adults in the Coats community who had taken advantage of the opportunity of a bookkeeping class taught by instructor H.L. Sorrell, Jr. were Jeanette D. Johnson, Betty M. Johnson, Ellen Hedgepeth, Jean Byrd, Dorothy Byrd, and James Denning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Williams of Route 1, Coats had announced the engagement of their daughter, La Rue Williams, to Jimmy Sox, son of Mr. And Mrs. Laren Sox of rural Coats. Four Coats girls were student teaching in area schools-Angela Fay Stephenson, Darlene Stevens, Christine Leigh Stewart and Teresa Byrd.
Coy Broadwell is known far and wide for his knowledge of plants. He is the perfect example that hard work spells success. He was a teacher at Coats for several years and while there taught students all about plants. In 1971, four of the numerous students that he instructed were Timmy Pollard, Kenneth Norris, Larue Williams and Keith Parrish. One of the many techniques he taught the students was how to make plants become more dense and compact (Daily Record Feb. 9, 1971).
Linda Ann Moore and Graham Jeffrey Turlington had qualified for the President’s List at Campbell for the fall term. Ronnie Faulkner and Darlene Stevens had earned a place on the Dean’s List. There were 2207 students enrolled at Campbell (Daily Record Feb. 17, 1971).
Larry Rollins and Debra Matthews were married at Neill’s Creek Baptist Church on Feb. 14, 1971. Do you recognize his name? Was he a former sheriff of Harnett County? I do know that the Coats Boys Basketball Team had won the 1970-71 Harnett County Championship over Benhaven. Coats’s Wayne Matthews was named the Harnett 1-A Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Jerry Gardner joined Matthews on the All-Conference team.
Bertie Corina Nordan Ennis, 78, of Route One, Coats had died on Saturday. Those who conducted her services at Hodges Chapel Freewill Baptist were Revs. Condary Ellis, Ray Phillips and Ralph O. Byrd. The burial was in the Ennis family cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Ennis were her husband, J. Festus Ennis of Coats. Her children were Olene Ennis, Josephine E. Rose, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Mrs. Katherine Lee, Mrs. Edna Gray, Tom Ennis, Bill Ennis, Ernest Ennis, John Ennis and Jack Ennis. Her brother was Alex Nordan (Daily Record Feb. 22, 1971).
How many people live nine decades? It seems to be the case more and more. In May, it was Mrs. Gerri Honeycutt on her 95th and now H.L. and I are honored to be invited to the 90th birthday dinner of Mrs. Dorothy Denning of Benson. She and her late husband, Charles Denning, were very active in our Ebenezer Presbyterian Church until his health prohibited their attending as much. We are honored to give a dollar for each year of Dorothy’s life to the Coats Museum Endowment. Thank you goes also to Cheryl D. Whittington for remembering Hazel P. Tart with a memorial donation to the Coats Museum. Much appreciation goes to Patsy and Stacy Avery for remembering Peggy Barnes and Mackie White with museum memorials. The Coats Museum is fortunate to have so many who step forward to honor or remember those citizens who are or had impacted our community and beyond.
The year was 1971. Many new words and phrases were being said and read by Americans. Workaholic- a word invented by psychologist Wayne E. Oates and a word that immediately worked itself into the language. Black hole –a term that jumped into common parlance as astronomers claimed proof of their existence. Junk food, an antonym for health foods, made many declare to be one or the other.
In Coats, Wilma Stone had hosted WSCS of the Coats Methodist Church. Evelyn Ennis had presided. Members of the group were Carolyn Denning (Barnes), Peggie Clayton (Pope), Etta Moran, Hazel Weaver, Evelyn Ennis (Roberts), Hortence Denning (Ennis),Thelma Byrd, Edna Lockamy, Carolyn L.Tart, Charlotte Phillips, Becky Norris, Lela Johnson and Mamie Bennett. On the county level, the Harnett County Board of Education had toured all schools in the county. While all this news had transpired, Mrs. Bertie Ennis was a patient at GHH according to the January 7, 1971 edition of the Daily Record.
Who remembers Dr. Jose O. Castellonos? The Coats doctor served as the 1971 medical representative for the Harnett County Heart Association. He acted as spokesperson on all medical aspects of the heart and blood vessel diseases and mobilized all local physicians and members of other health professions to deal with problems related to heart disease (Daily Record Jan. 11, 1971).
The United States Surgeon General was advocating the banning of smoking in all public places after evidence indicated that nonsmokers were affected by the pollution of smoke (Daily Record Jan. 12, 1971).
Wonder if any of the following ladies had Dr. Castellanos as their physician? I do know that the Jan-7-12, 1971 edition of the Daily Record printed that Mrs. Bertie Ennis, Mrs. Lou Esther Barbour, and Mrs. Mabel Florence Byrd were hospitalized.
Who had J.C. Hawley as your principal? In 1971, he had accepted the appointment as a class agent for Campbell to assist the college in planning and promoting class reunions (Daily Record Jan. 13, 1971).
Another name recognizable by so many in the Coats area is Carson Gregory. Carson was awarded the top “Outstanding Service Award” for his work in swine production. N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham presented the award (Daily Record Jan. 14, 1971).
The January 19 edition of the Daily Record wrote that County officials and members of the administrative staff of the Harnett County Schools toured six schools to inspect plant facilities and to see the vocational programs in the classrooms.
William Wade Campbell, 63, of Coats, had died. He was a retired timber contractor. His services were at the Coats Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Beard officiating. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Veri Lee Campbell; daughters-Mrs. Billy Ray Ennis and Mrs. Evelyn Holland and a son, Howard Campbell (Daily Record Jan 20, 1971). I bet you recognize those folks.
Read the following paragraph to see if you were the recipient of any of the creativity that resulted in this remarkable teacher being recognized. The Harnett County North Carolina Association of Educators had nominated Marie Bryant Salmon, teacher-librarian at Coats High School for the past eight years, for the Terry Sanford Award. The purpose of the award was to recognize a teacher or administrator who had exhibited unusual creativity in teaching (Daily Record Jan. 20, 1971).
Roger Simmons, assistant cashier of the Dunn Branch of First Citizens Bank and Trust, had accepted the manager role at the Coats Branch of the same bank. While Sherrill E. Byrd was celebrating his birthday, Mrs. Estelle Williams was a patient at BJMH in Dunn (Daily Record Jan. 25, 1971).
Coats had many citizens in the local hospitals: Michelle Ann Flowers was born at BJMH to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Flowers. Mr. Marvin Turlington was in the hospital as were Mr. Howard Whitman, Mrs. Mamie Ryals Massey, Mrs. Inez Poole, Miss Jean Parker, and Mrs. Sam Pope (Daily Record Jan-Feb. 4, 1971).
When interviewing many of our older citizens from the Coats area in pursuit of earlier events in Coats history, I was amazed at how specific most were when sharing weather events. Most could detail the amount of snow that had fallen, the number of buildings damaged by tornadoes and where they were in treacherous stormy conditions. How many of you lived in the Coats in February of 1971 when the roads were so treacherous due to icy conditions that the schools had begun an hour late (Daily Record Feb. 4, 1971). Were there any dirt roads on the school bus routes in 1971?
I do know on February 9th that stamps for first class mail rose from 6 cents to 8 cents. I also know that a Coats High School 1970 graduate, Dennis Turlington, had received a 5th Regional Award in the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation’s School Shop. The award was won in national competition under the direction of his vocational agriculture teacher, David Creech. Dennis Turlington’s work was entered into competition during the latter part of the 1969-70 school year. Dennis won with a trailer he had made for H.L. Sorrell, Jr. from the metal that Dennis had retrieved from the scrap metal yard in Dunn. Dennis had won $50 in cash and a certificate. He was the son of Wade and Lela Turlington and was a student of NC State (Daily Record Feb. 9, 1971). What is the condition of that trailer in 2018? H.L. and his dad Lentis Sorrell carried hundreds of hogs to market on that iron trailer and today it is used to transport cattle to market. One must admit that Dennis was well deserving of that award.
On February 9, 1971 at 11:38 until 5:21 AM, a total eclipse of the moon was visible for those who had wished to view it on the clear night (Daily Record Feb. 10, 1971).
Mrs. Gerald Hayes, Sr. of Coats had honored her daughter-in-law, Linda Hayes, on her birthday. Linda’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rhyland Wheeler of Raleigh, had also honored Linda for the occasion at Rambeau’s near Spring Lake (Daily Record Feb. 11, 1971). Wonder if Linda recalls the heart shaped cake from that event?
Adults were offered classes in typing at Coats High School through Johnston County Technical Institute (Daily Record Feb. 15, 1971). A few of the adults in the Coats community who had taken advantage of the opportunity of a bookkeeping class taught by instructor H.L. Sorrell, Jr. were Jeanette D. Johnson, Betty M. Johnson, Ellen Hedgepeth, Jean Byrd, Dorothy Byrd, and James Denning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Williams of Route 1, Coats had announced the engagement of their daughter, La Rue Williams, to Jimmy Sox, son of Mr. And Mrs. Laren Sox of rural Coats. Four Coats girls were student teaching in area schools-Angela Fay Stephenson, Darlene Stevens, Christine Leigh Stewart and Teresa Byrd.
Coy Broadwell is known far and wide for his knowledge of plants. He is the perfect example that hard work spells success. He was a teacher at Coats for several years and while there taught students all about plants. In 1971, four of the numerous students that he instructed were Timmy Pollard, Kenneth Norris, Larue Williams and Keith Parrish. One of the many techniques he taught the students was how to make plants become more dense and compact (Daily Record Feb. 9, 1971).
Linda Ann Moore and Graham Jeffrey Turlington had qualified for the President’s List at Campbell for the fall term. Ronnie Faulkner and Darlene Stevens had earned a place on the Dean’s List. There were 2207 students enrolled at Campbell (Daily Record Feb. 17, 1971).
Larry Rollins and Debra Matthews were married at Neill’s Creek Baptist Church on Feb. 14, 1971. Do you recognize his name? Was he a former sheriff of Harnett County? I do know that the Coats Boys Basketball Team had won the 1970-71 Harnett County Championship over Benhaven. Coats’s Wayne Matthews was named the Harnett 1-A Conference Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Jerry Gardner joined Matthews on the All-Conference team.
Bertie Corina Nordan Ennis, 78, of Route One, Coats had died on Saturday. Those who conducted her services at Hodges Chapel Freewill Baptist were Revs. Condary Ellis, Ray Phillips and Ralph O. Byrd. The burial was in the Ennis family cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Ennis were her husband, J. Festus Ennis of Coats. Her children were Olene Ennis, Josephine E. Rose, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Mrs. Katherine Lee, Mrs. Edna Gray, Tom Ennis, Bill Ennis, Ernest Ennis, John Ennis and Jack Ennis. Her brother was Alex Nordan (Daily Record Feb. 22, 1971).
How many people live nine decades? It seems to be the case more and more. In May, it was Mrs. Gerri Honeycutt on her 95th and now H.L. and I are honored to be invited to the 90th birthday dinner of Mrs. Dorothy Denning of Benson. She and her late husband, Charles Denning, were very active in our Ebenezer Presbyterian Church until his health prohibited their attending as much. We are honored to give a dollar for each year of Dorothy’s life to the Coats Museum Endowment. Thank you goes also to Cheryl D. Whittington for remembering Hazel P. Tart with a memorial donation to the Coats Museum. Much appreciation goes to Patsy and Stacy Avery for remembering Peggy Barnes and Mackie White with museum memorials. The Coats Museum is fortunate to have so many who step forward to honor or remember those citizens who are or had impacted our community and beyond.