June 12, 2020 Coats Museum News
The year was 1984 and the month was November when it was printed that Mr. Victor G. Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephenson, married Annie G. Thomas on October 21, at the First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh (Daily Record Nov. 21, 1984).
Another Coats family was involved in planning a wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wood of Coats announced the engagement of their daughter Vickie to Claude Abate of Coats (Daily Record Nov. 29, 1984).
Attorney J. Thomas West, son of Brookie Sorrell and husband of Betty Coats West, was admitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond. Was this the second highest court in the nation (Daily Record Nov. 23, 1984)?
Coats School would graduate its last high school graduates in 1985. A class reunion for all classes from 1925 to 1985 would be held on May 17 and 18, 1985. A hardback book, History of Coats School featuring class pictures and history was being compiled. The cost of the book would be $19.85 in commemoration of the last year of the high school (Daily Record Dec. 6, 1984).
Do you want to guess who headed up the project? You guessed Marie Salmon, photography teacher-right? She used her photography students and some of the most dedicated people in the community to pull off this reunion. More will be written about this in May of 1985 but I will share that the book was renamed to be called “Together We Leave” and was to include the history of the Coats area white schools from 1858 (Rufus Beasley School) to the consolidation of all the Grove Schools into the Coats Union School.
Carson Gregory was honored by the CACC. Gregory was one of the first farmers in NC to produce over one hundred bushels of corn per acre. His operation was on the three hundred acres scale. Gregory was also a successful swine producer, a real estate dealer and a member of the NC House (Daily Record Dec. 7, 1984).
The Coats basketball team had won five games in a row. Richard Bryant made the points in the overtime against Wake Christian Academy (58-56). Manuel Hayes hit 18 points, Bryant 14, Toby Stevens 10, while Gary Matthews and Keith Lemon hit 8 each. The Coats JV team had won their game with a score of 62-44. Clay Stephenson and Robbie Pleasant scored 18 each.
The Coats Rescue officers were announced. Lee Williams, Ricky Williams, Thomas Fish, John Williams, G.R. Stephenson, and Wade Norris were named on the list. They were named as an outstanding and vital part of the community.
Christmas was only a few weeks away and many were headed to the grocery stores to prepare for the season. At the A&P in Dunn, brownie mix was 89 cents a box, Hostess hams were $7.99 for a 4-pound can. A New York strip steak was $3.98 per pound (Daily Record Dec. 12, 1984).
Did you notice that there was an A&P in Dunn in 1984? Where was it located? I remember a Winn Dixie in the shopping center where Jernigan’s is in 2020 and a Byrd’s store was in shopping center where the bowling alley is in Erwin. Do you recall when the first IGA store was open? One was built in the Coats Village Square in 1978.
George Kaneklides and Ann Langdon Kaneklides received an early Christmas gift-a daughter, Mary Beth. The grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Langdon and Mr. and Mrs. Constantine G. Kaneklides (Daily Record Dec. 13, 1984). Did you ever hear Mary Beth play the violin?
H.L. and I and other family members were so sadden to read about the death of Cecil Gregory. He was one of H.L.’s first students and was a wonderful classmate of mine. We have honored Cecil with a memorial to the Coats Museum.
The year was 1984 and the month was November when it was printed that Mr. Victor G. Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephenson, married Annie G. Thomas on October 21, at the First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh (Daily Record Nov. 21, 1984).
Another Coats family was involved in planning a wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wood of Coats announced the engagement of their daughter Vickie to Claude Abate of Coats (Daily Record Nov. 29, 1984).
Attorney J. Thomas West, son of Brookie Sorrell and husband of Betty Coats West, was admitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond. Was this the second highest court in the nation (Daily Record Nov. 23, 1984)?
Coats School would graduate its last high school graduates in 1985. A class reunion for all classes from 1925 to 1985 would be held on May 17 and 18, 1985. A hardback book, History of Coats School featuring class pictures and history was being compiled. The cost of the book would be $19.85 in commemoration of the last year of the high school (Daily Record Dec. 6, 1984).
Do you want to guess who headed up the project? You guessed Marie Salmon, photography teacher-right? She used her photography students and some of the most dedicated people in the community to pull off this reunion. More will be written about this in May of 1985 but I will share that the book was renamed to be called “Together We Leave” and was to include the history of the Coats area white schools from 1858 (Rufus Beasley School) to the consolidation of all the Grove Schools into the Coats Union School.
Carson Gregory was honored by the CACC. Gregory was one of the first farmers in NC to produce over one hundred bushels of corn per acre. His operation was on the three hundred acres scale. Gregory was also a successful swine producer, a real estate dealer and a member of the NC House (Daily Record Dec. 7, 1984).
The Coats basketball team had won five games in a row. Richard Bryant made the points in the overtime against Wake Christian Academy (58-56). Manuel Hayes hit 18 points, Bryant 14, Toby Stevens 10, while Gary Matthews and Keith Lemon hit 8 each. The Coats JV team had won their game with a score of 62-44. Clay Stephenson and Robbie Pleasant scored 18 each.
The Coats Rescue officers were announced. Lee Williams, Ricky Williams, Thomas Fish, John Williams, G.R. Stephenson, and Wade Norris were named on the list. They were named as an outstanding and vital part of the community.
Christmas was only a few weeks away and many were headed to the grocery stores to prepare for the season. At the A&P in Dunn, brownie mix was 89 cents a box, Hostess hams were $7.99 for a 4-pound can. A New York strip steak was $3.98 per pound (Daily Record Dec. 12, 1984).
Did you notice that there was an A&P in Dunn in 1984? Where was it located? I remember a Winn Dixie in the shopping center where Jernigan’s is in 2020 and a Byrd’s store was in shopping center where the bowling alley is in Erwin. Do you recall when the first IGA store was open? One was built in the Coats Village Square in 1978.
George Kaneklides and Ann Langdon Kaneklides received an early Christmas gift-a daughter, Mary Beth. The grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Langdon and Mr. and Mrs. Constantine G. Kaneklides (Daily Record Dec. 13, 1984). Did you ever hear Mary Beth play the violin?
H.L. and I and other family members were so sadden to read about the death of Cecil Gregory. He was one of H.L.’s first students and was a wonderful classmate of mine. We have honored Cecil with a memorial to the Coats Museum.