May 8, 2015 Coats
Museum News
In Dunn at the Johnson’s Restaurant, the Sunday night buffet had “All You Can Eat” for $1.50. Wonder if they had all you can eat cake and ice cream in the Coats area on Angier Route 2, when Miss Joyce Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Johnson, was honored at her home with a birthday party. Those who attended were Eloise Dorman, Bonnie Lynn Parrish, Josephine Cobb, John Lloyd Denning, Larry Dorman, Billy Godwin, Joyce Kay Beasley, Jerry Ray Parrish, Kenneth Dorman, Leslie Johnson, Jeanette Beasley, Harold Johnson, Harold Godwin, Clara Denning, Bonnie Sue Cobb, and Rayvon Johnson. Mrs. Cornelia Johnson, mother of Joyce, Leslie and Rayvon, served ice cream and cake. That’s a bunch of neighborhood kids. How much would it have cost them to take all these kids to the Johnson’s Restaurant in Dunn? I bet the cake would cost more than that today-right?
It is interesting to recall that Mr. W.E. Nichols gave in 1949 the land on the current Coats Heritage Square to be used for the good of the community. On that property was built the Coats Community Building which was built by the combined efforts of about 8 Coats organizations who worked in a variety of ways to raise money to convert the Army Day Room purchased from the War Surplus Administration into a building with two bathrooms, reading room, lounge and assembly room. In 1952, it was used as a place for the teens of the community to have parties and dances and was also used by various churches for meetings. The Rev. D.A. Petty conducted a revival. The purpose of the meeting was to organize a Methodist Church in Coats. The Sunday school had been growing so rapidly that Rev. Petty felt it was time to organize a church (Daily Record June 6, 1952).
Elsewhere in the Coats area, Mr. and Mrs. Rayvaugh Stewart announced the birth of a daughter in Good Hope Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carlie McLamb and children-Leon, Pattie Sue, Ronnie, and Danny- and Mr. and Mrs. Jody Whittington had spent a Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Whittington. Were these folks relatives?
I do know that a $10.00 check was given to the Campbell College Gymnasium Fund in memory of Sue Lou Young. She had lost her life in a plane crash while trying to save a young girl. Sue Lou was the daughter of Oscar Young (Daily Record June 9, 1952).
The State Historical Marker Program planned to place a historical marker at Campbell College-a coeducational junior college, established in 1887 by J.A. Campbell as Buies Creek Academy. Since 1925, the Baptist State Convention owned the college. Does it own the university in 2015?
Mr. W. E. Nichols was spending time in Durham with his ill brother, Mr. Leon Nichols. The Community Beauty Parlor held its formal opening and invited friends to visit its new location. Where was this business located?
The graduates of the class of 1952 had 35 of its members go to Washington, D.C. with Miss Jerry Cobb, Miss Edith Allen, Miss Esther Ricks, and Mr. James Valsame. Lt. and Mrs. Earl Williams and children had visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams. Lt. Williams was with the Navy Air Corps (Daily Record June 13, 1952).
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wood and Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Byrd and daughters, Linda and Marie, had spent Sunday in Burlington with the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd. Miss Marie Byrd was on the faculty at Meadow (Daily Record June 11, 1952).
Miss Sylvia Blalock and John Wells Elliott were united in marriage at the Angier Methodist Church. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Blalock and Mr. Elliott was son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott of Raleigh. The bride wore a gown of slipper satin with rolled lace collar, a lace peplum, a full skirt and deep insets of lace in the sleeves. Mrs. Elliott graduated from Pfeiffer Junior Co0llege where she was a member of “The Order of the Sundial”. Mr. Elliott was a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill.
Miss Eloise Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pope of Angier Route 2, announced her engagement to Joseph A. Lee, Jr., son of Mrs. J.A. Lee (Daily Record June 23, 1952).
Miss Geraldine Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Cobb, was to marry Ellie James Osbourne of Hamlet. Major and Mrs. Bob Kelly and daughter Kathie had visited Mrs. Lucy Kelly in Coats. Major Kelly was being stationed at Fort Bragg from Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ragan of Durham planned to return and make their home in Coats. Master Clifford Regan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Regan, had returned home after surgery on his leg. Mr. John Moore was critically ill at his home near Coats. Mrs. Robert Shepherd was visiting relatives in Norfolk. Mrs. Shepherd was the former Addie Pope and held a position with First Citizens Bank in Dunn. Mrs. Marvin Johnson was a patient at Rex Hospital where she was recovering from an operation (Daily Record June 25, 1952).
A huge whiskey distillery was captured near Coats. Officers destroyed six stills, four condensers, 2400 gallons of mesh, 30 gallons of whiskey and 30 cases of fruit jars. The operation was capable of turning out 50 gallons of liquor a day, the officers reported. Does anyone remember about the follow-up on this story?
Junius M. Godwin died suddenly. Mr. Godwin, 66, was a blacksmith for the C.L. Tart Lumber Company. He had fallen dead in his garden. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Media Jane Godwin; one daughter-Esther Godwin; five brothers-Jim, Jesse, Blaney, Bradley and Lonnie Godwin and three sisters-Mrs. Florence Norris, Mrs. Ella Salmon and Ludy (?). Does anyone know her last name? Where was the C.L. Tart Lumber Co?
Mr. J.C. Sorrell of Jacksonville, Florida returned there after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dixon and family. Mr. Sorrell and Mrs. Dixon were siblings (Daily Record June 30, 1952).
Dick Lasater won the District II seat on the county commission board by a 528-496 win over Coy Lucas. The 1953 tobacco crop was to be cut by 12.5 percent. That was bad news for the farm community. However, some young graduates of the high school may have chosen to go to college or go into the military knowing their future on the farm was dim. The number of graduates having to make career choices was increasing each year. In the 1952-53 school term, around 13,000 students were expected to be enrolled in the Harnett County Schools. There were to be 386 teachers compared to 377 in 1952. Coats had gained one teacher in high school and one in the elementary grades. Elsewhere in the area, the gymnasium at Campbell College was going up and the cost was projected to be $135,000 (Daily Record July 2, 1952).
The relocation of the Interstate 301 was expected to cost Dunn businesses over one million dollars a year according to City Manager O.O. Manning. Can someone tell me about the relocation from what location?
Some of the special Coats Museum supporters this week are the Dorsey Daniel Family who remembered Carsie Denning, Sr. and Virginia Norris Holden who honored Eddie Smith from the Coats High Class of 1956. Becky Adams has been honored for her birthday this week. Pauline Daniel and Alice T. Johnson have been honored with memorials to the museum endowment. Ralph and Lorene Denning have given endowment memorials to honor Carsie Denning, Sr. and Hazel Denning Williford. Thank you so much.
A very faithful worker on the Coats Centennial book project was Jimmie Vaughn who was injured in an automobile accident on May 8, 2007 which was his Aunt Edna Raynor’s birthday. Jimmy died two days later at Duke on May 10th. Jimmie’s brother, Eddie Vaughan, has honored his brother Jimmie with a memorial to the museum. Eddie’s Uncle Poe Raynor was a POW in Germany during WWII. He married Edna Pope who died at Rex Hospital on June 8, 2007. Eddie has also honored Edna with a memorial to the museum. Thank you goes to Eddie for being an excellent volunteer and strong supporter of our museum.
In Dunn at the Johnson’s Restaurant, the Sunday night buffet had “All You Can Eat” for $1.50. Wonder if they had all you can eat cake and ice cream in the Coats area on Angier Route 2, when Miss Joyce Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Johnson, was honored at her home with a birthday party. Those who attended were Eloise Dorman, Bonnie Lynn Parrish, Josephine Cobb, John Lloyd Denning, Larry Dorman, Billy Godwin, Joyce Kay Beasley, Jerry Ray Parrish, Kenneth Dorman, Leslie Johnson, Jeanette Beasley, Harold Johnson, Harold Godwin, Clara Denning, Bonnie Sue Cobb, and Rayvon Johnson. Mrs. Cornelia Johnson, mother of Joyce, Leslie and Rayvon, served ice cream and cake. That’s a bunch of neighborhood kids. How much would it have cost them to take all these kids to the Johnson’s Restaurant in Dunn? I bet the cake would cost more than that today-right?
It is interesting to recall that Mr. W.E. Nichols gave in 1949 the land on the current Coats Heritage Square to be used for the good of the community. On that property was built the Coats Community Building which was built by the combined efforts of about 8 Coats organizations who worked in a variety of ways to raise money to convert the Army Day Room purchased from the War Surplus Administration into a building with two bathrooms, reading room, lounge and assembly room. In 1952, it was used as a place for the teens of the community to have parties and dances and was also used by various churches for meetings. The Rev. D.A. Petty conducted a revival. The purpose of the meeting was to organize a Methodist Church in Coats. The Sunday school had been growing so rapidly that Rev. Petty felt it was time to organize a church (Daily Record June 6, 1952).
Elsewhere in the Coats area, Mr. and Mrs. Rayvaugh Stewart announced the birth of a daughter in Good Hope Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carlie McLamb and children-Leon, Pattie Sue, Ronnie, and Danny- and Mr. and Mrs. Jody Whittington had spent a Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Whittington. Were these folks relatives?
I do know that a $10.00 check was given to the Campbell College Gymnasium Fund in memory of Sue Lou Young. She had lost her life in a plane crash while trying to save a young girl. Sue Lou was the daughter of Oscar Young (Daily Record June 9, 1952).
The State Historical Marker Program planned to place a historical marker at Campbell College-a coeducational junior college, established in 1887 by J.A. Campbell as Buies Creek Academy. Since 1925, the Baptist State Convention owned the college. Does it own the university in 2015?
Mr. W. E. Nichols was spending time in Durham with his ill brother, Mr. Leon Nichols. The Community Beauty Parlor held its formal opening and invited friends to visit its new location. Where was this business located?
The graduates of the class of 1952 had 35 of its members go to Washington, D.C. with Miss Jerry Cobb, Miss Edith Allen, Miss Esther Ricks, and Mr. James Valsame. Lt. and Mrs. Earl Williams and children had visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams. Lt. Williams was with the Navy Air Corps (Daily Record June 13, 1952).
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wood and Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Byrd and daughters, Linda and Marie, had spent Sunday in Burlington with the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd. Miss Marie Byrd was on the faculty at Meadow (Daily Record June 11, 1952).
Miss Sylvia Blalock and John Wells Elliott were united in marriage at the Angier Methodist Church. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Blalock and Mr. Elliott was son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott of Raleigh. The bride wore a gown of slipper satin with rolled lace collar, a lace peplum, a full skirt and deep insets of lace in the sleeves. Mrs. Elliott graduated from Pfeiffer Junior Co0llege where she was a member of “The Order of the Sundial”. Mr. Elliott was a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill.
Miss Eloise Pope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pope of Angier Route 2, announced her engagement to Joseph A. Lee, Jr., son of Mrs. J.A. Lee (Daily Record June 23, 1952).
Miss Geraldine Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Cobb, was to marry Ellie James Osbourne of Hamlet. Major and Mrs. Bob Kelly and daughter Kathie had visited Mrs. Lucy Kelly in Coats. Major Kelly was being stationed at Fort Bragg from Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ragan of Durham planned to return and make their home in Coats. Master Clifford Regan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Regan, had returned home after surgery on his leg. Mr. John Moore was critically ill at his home near Coats. Mrs. Robert Shepherd was visiting relatives in Norfolk. Mrs. Shepherd was the former Addie Pope and held a position with First Citizens Bank in Dunn. Mrs. Marvin Johnson was a patient at Rex Hospital where she was recovering from an operation (Daily Record June 25, 1952).
A huge whiskey distillery was captured near Coats. Officers destroyed six stills, four condensers, 2400 gallons of mesh, 30 gallons of whiskey and 30 cases of fruit jars. The operation was capable of turning out 50 gallons of liquor a day, the officers reported. Does anyone remember about the follow-up on this story?
Junius M. Godwin died suddenly. Mr. Godwin, 66, was a blacksmith for the C.L. Tart Lumber Company. He had fallen dead in his garden. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Media Jane Godwin; one daughter-Esther Godwin; five brothers-Jim, Jesse, Blaney, Bradley and Lonnie Godwin and three sisters-Mrs. Florence Norris, Mrs. Ella Salmon and Ludy (?). Does anyone know her last name? Where was the C.L. Tart Lumber Co?
Mr. J.C. Sorrell of Jacksonville, Florida returned there after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dixon and family. Mr. Sorrell and Mrs. Dixon were siblings (Daily Record June 30, 1952).
Dick Lasater won the District II seat on the county commission board by a 528-496 win over Coy Lucas. The 1953 tobacco crop was to be cut by 12.5 percent. That was bad news for the farm community. However, some young graduates of the high school may have chosen to go to college or go into the military knowing their future on the farm was dim. The number of graduates having to make career choices was increasing each year. In the 1952-53 school term, around 13,000 students were expected to be enrolled in the Harnett County Schools. There were to be 386 teachers compared to 377 in 1952. Coats had gained one teacher in high school and one in the elementary grades. Elsewhere in the area, the gymnasium at Campbell College was going up and the cost was projected to be $135,000 (Daily Record July 2, 1952).
The relocation of the Interstate 301 was expected to cost Dunn businesses over one million dollars a year according to City Manager O.O. Manning. Can someone tell me about the relocation from what location?
Some of the special Coats Museum supporters this week are the Dorsey Daniel Family who remembered Carsie Denning, Sr. and Virginia Norris Holden who honored Eddie Smith from the Coats High Class of 1956. Becky Adams has been honored for her birthday this week. Pauline Daniel and Alice T. Johnson have been honored with memorials to the museum endowment. Ralph and Lorene Denning have given endowment memorials to honor Carsie Denning, Sr. and Hazel Denning Williford. Thank you so much.
A very faithful worker on the Coats Centennial book project was Jimmie Vaughn who was injured in an automobile accident on May 8, 2007 which was his Aunt Edna Raynor’s birthday. Jimmy died two days later at Duke on May 10th. Jimmie’s brother, Eddie Vaughan, has honored his brother Jimmie with a memorial to the museum. Eddie’s Uncle Poe Raynor was a POW in Germany during WWII. He married Edna Pope who died at Rex Hospital on June 8, 2007. Eddie has also honored Edna with a memorial to the museum. Thank you goes to Eddie for being an excellent volunteer and strong supporter of our museum.