May 2, 2025 Coats Museum News
The date on the Daily Record recorded that it was July 19, 1995 and printed that Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tart had formally announced the engagement of their daughter, Carole Ann Jones, to Jody Pollard, son of Mrs. Lottie Pollard and the late Paul Pollard. Jodie worked for Guy C. Lee in Apex. The wedding was planned for Red Hill PWB Church on July 29.
Speaking of Red Hill, a delicious pancake breakfast was planned to raise funds for the youth program. Rev. Billy Smith was pastor.
The Coats All-Stars took part in the Midget Qualifying at Angier. Players were Daniel Stephens, Lee Pollard, Justin Farthing, Justin Pleasant, Clint Sorrell, Daniel Stewart, Steven Thornton, Josh Jernigan, Brad Barbee, Adam Byrd, Curt Honeycutt, Shannon Lee, Brian Puckett, Bobby Avery, Josh Hudson, Ray Brownie and Coaches Trent Sorrell, Charles Byrd and Richard Hudson (Daily Record July 19, 1995).
Pat Godwin and Jutta Turlington shared highlights of their European trip. Pat told that water was drunk from china cups rather than paper cups. While there they had walked in Bavarian Alps and saw all types of people, open-air concerts and beautiful churches. They enjoyed hearing yodeling and lots of shopping. Gas was $5.00 per gallon and a small cup of coffee went for $2.50 a cup.
Speaking of surprises, that’s exactly what Lib Guy’s daughters and grandchildren did for Lib’s 75th birthday. Lib had thought Edna Beasley and she were going to Garner for lunch with granddaughter Tara Britt. Lib had even baked two chocolate pies to take. Edna asked Lib to stop at the Coats Senior Center for a minute so she could wish a friend a happy birthday. Lib decided she would step inside to congratulations to the friend and when she did so-what a surprise. It was her birthday party. Her daughter Sybil Beasley Wells had arrived from Atlanta for the big surprise birthday party for Lib.
The question is asked-“Did anyone see Sondra and Mike Smith in the clouds on July 11, 1995?” That was the day that Martin Caleb Smith was born in Cape Fear Valley Hospital. The proud parents were Marty and Jennifer Smith. The maternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lucas. Yes-Beanie and Earl Ennis were the great –grandparents.
Congratulations were also in order for Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone McClain upon the birth of their son on July 9. The McClain’s attended the Coats Chapel Church. Maternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford McClain of Raleigh.
The “Notes of Coats” shared with her readers that Weldon Beasley, Louise Stewart and Blanche Gregory were ill. She noted that family reunions are always happy events. The Williams, Ennis and Wiggins families had a reunion at the Coats Senior Center. Homer Williams started the reunion several years earlier and it was held at the homestead of his parents, Almond and Betty Williams (Daily Record July 21, 1995).
Who remembers the Watchman Quartet? The folks at the Coats Church of God had heard them perform at their church after Rev. Jimmy Tripp had invited all to come there for this Southern Gospel group to perform (Daily Record July 21, 1995).
Do you ever recall being told “Stop plundering!” when you were exploring in drawers or boxes that were not your personal property? While Hugh Williams was “plundering”, he found an antique box of wooden pegs used by his ancestors to make shoes. The old box was found in a shed on the Williams home place on East Williams Street. His grandfather who had died in 1939 had shared with Hugh years earlier about shoes being put together with tiny wooden pegs. They date back 150 years, long before sewing machines were used. Prior to shoes having heels, the shoes were nothing more than moccasins with no right or left foot. When they started putting heels on the shoes, they were attached with tiny wooden pegs.
Williams stated that the sewing machine was invented in the mid-eighteenth century and by the early 1800’s it had been adapted to sewing shoes. In the early 1800’s there was a metal tack but it was used in Europe. Williams had the N.C. Museum of History to confirm the authenticity of his findings. Louise Benner, a curatorial specialist, wrote to Williams that the home production of pegged rather than sewn shoes was most likely until well after the Civil War.
Williams continued that his great-grandfather Joel Williams brought the pegs with him when he purchased land in Coats in 1840. He said he thought that they were brought from the Isaac Williams homestead. Was that before Coats was Troyville and Buies Creek was Poe?
Yes- this is the Hugh Williams who gave his time many years ago to compile a book on Harnett County Cemeteries. Later there would be two when his son took his dad’s notes and published a second volume.
The date on the Daily Record recorded that it was July 19, 1995 and printed that Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tart had formally announced the engagement of their daughter, Carole Ann Jones, to Jody Pollard, son of Mrs. Lottie Pollard and the late Paul Pollard. Jodie worked for Guy C. Lee in Apex. The wedding was planned for Red Hill PWB Church on July 29.
Speaking of Red Hill, a delicious pancake breakfast was planned to raise funds for the youth program. Rev. Billy Smith was pastor.
The Coats All-Stars took part in the Midget Qualifying at Angier. Players were Daniel Stephens, Lee Pollard, Justin Farthing, Justin Pleasant, Clint Sorrell, Daniel Stewart, Steven Thornton, Josh Jernigan, Brad Barbee, Adam Byrd, Curt Honeycutt, Shannon Lee, Brian Puckett, Bobby Avery, Josh Hudson, Ray Brownie and Coaches Trent Sorrell, Charles Byrd and Richard Hudson (Daily Record July 19, 1995).
Pat Godwin and Jutta Turlington shared highlights of their European trip. Pat told that water was drunk from china cups rather than paper cups. While there they had walked in Bavarian Alps and saw all types of people, open-air concerts and beautiful churches. They enjoyed hearing yodeling and lots of shopping. Gas was $5.00 per gallon and a small cup of coffee went for $2.50 a cup.
Speaking of surprises, that’s exactly what Lib Guy’s daughters and grandchildren did for Lib’s 75th birthday. Lib had thought Edna Beasley and she were going to Garner for lunch with granddaughter Tara Britt. Lib had even baked two chocolate pies to take. Edna asked Lib to stop at the Coats Senior Center for a minute so she could wish a friend a happy birthday. Lib decided she would step inside to congratulations to the friend and when she did so-what a surprise. It was her birthday party. Her daughter Sybil Beasley Wells had arrived from Atlanta for the big surprise birthday party for Lib.
The question is asked-“Did anyone see Sondra and Mike Smith in the clouds on July 11, 1995?” That was the day that Martin Caleb Smith was born in Cape Fear Valley Hospital. The proud parents were Marty and Jennifer Smith. The maternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lucas. Yes-Beanie and Earl Ennis were the great –grandparents.
Congratulations were also in order for Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone McClain upon the birth of their son on July 9. The McClain’s attended the Coats Chapel Church. Maternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford McClain of Raleigh.
The “Notes of Coats” shared with her readers that Weldon Beasley, Louise Stewart and Blanche Gregory were ill. She noted that family reunions are always happy events. The Williams, Ennis and Wiggins families had a reunion at the Coats Senior Center. Homer Williams started the reunion several years earlier and it was held at the homestead of his parents, Almond and Betty Williams (Daily Record July 21, 1995).
Who remembers the Watchman Quartet? The folks at the Coats Church of God had heard them perform at their church after Rev. Jimmy Tripp had invited all to come there for this Southern Gospel group to perform (Daily Record July 21, 1995).
Do you ever recall being told “Stop plundering!” when you were exploring in drawers or boxes that were not your personal property? While Hugh Williams was “plundering”, he found an antique box of wooden pegs used by his ancestors to make shoes. The old box was found in a shed on the Williams home place on East Williams Street. His grandfather who had died in 1939 had shared with Hugh years earlier about shoes being put together with tiny wooden pegs. They date back 150 years, long before sewing machines were used. Prior to shoes having heels, the shoes were nothing more than moccasins with no right or left foot. When they started putting heels on the shoes, they were attached with tiny wooden pegs.
Williams stated that the sewing machine was invented in the mid-eighteenth century and by the early 1800’s it had been adapted to sewing shoes. In the early 1800’s there was a metal tack but it was used in Europe. Williams had the N.C. Museum of History to confirm the authenticity of his findings. Louise Benner, a curatorial specialist, wrote to Williams that the home production of pegged rather than sewn shoes was most likely until well after the Civil War.
Williams continued that his great-grandfather Joel Williams brought the pegs with him when he purchased land in Coats in 1840. He said he thought that they were brought from the Isaac Williams homestead. Was that before Coats was Troyville and Buies Creek was Poe?
Yes- this is the Hugh Williams who gave his time many years ago to compile a book on Harnett County Cemeteries. Later there would be two when his son took his dad’s notes and published a second volume.