November 19, 2021 Coats Museum News
Fall was fast approaching when the September 9, 1988 edition of the Daily Record reported that Joseph Daniel Norris, 74, of rural Coats had died. He was a farmer and route carrier for the Daily Record. His wife Janice Johnson Norris survived him as did his children-Joe Norris, J.D. Jr., Leslie Wayne, Annette Vandiver, Pat Weber, and Diane Hagy.
The Town Council met and Mayor Tim McKinnie, Godfrey Beasley, Margaret House, J.D. Norris, and Cecil Fuquay were present. Tommy Hayes requested information on procedures for gaining permission to establish a mobile home park a half-mile outside of Coats on NC 27. Mayor McKinnie noted a 23 percent drop in the tax rate, one of the largest decreases in the state. The council was exploring costs to make badly needed repairs to the town hall such as replacing windows, enlarging the conference room and replacing carpets. Elsewhere, President Sue Penny led the Coats Methodist Women in preparing for the upcoming bazaar (Daily Record Sept. 12, 1988).
How proud Mrs. R.E. (Josephine) Turlington must have been to be photographed with her daughter Sue T. Corbett, her granddaughter Cindy Corbett Pearsall and great-granddaughter Corbett Lee (Cory) Pearsall.
Speaking of proud, certainly Mr. and Mrs. Victor McLeod had reason to be proud of their son, Tim McLeod, who had made Dean’s List at CCCC (Daily Record Sept. 14, 1988).
M.T. Strickland was smiling in the Record after he had won recognition of being the top retailer in a meat promotion sales event (Daily Record Sept. 16. 1988).
The country home of Becky U. Pope was the setting for the first Coats Woman’s Club. Co-hostesses Mary Denning and Florine Penny assisted Becky. Wedding bells rang for a young Coats couple. Dr. Paul White married the couple in the Coats Baptist Church. Marla Ann Langdon and Ronnie Glen Tart were the couple who were the children of Kent and Edna Langdon and Bruce and Doris Tart (Daily record Sept. 19, 1988).
Sharon Stevens had operated the Trophy Case for one year and once again she found herself pictured in the Record as the CACC Business Focus of the Week (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Mr. and Mrs. William (Luke) Lucas of Coats announced the birth of Nathaniel Allen Lucas. The mom was the former Sharon Faircloth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Major Faircloth. Latasha was the older sister of the newborn. Jim Dorman was pictured in the Record for being honored with a GM Award upon a test he was given through GM. For 17 years Jimmy Dorman had been in the technician car business. He had been with Paul Bailey Chevrolet for 14 years when he was recognized for his expertise in technician workings of cars.
Arthur Price of THM in Coats wanted the 105 striking workers to return to their jobs. He announced that he had closed his plant in Blue Bell, PA. and had consolidated all of his operations in Coats known as Terre Hill Manufacturing. Price has operated the plant since 1967. He estimated that between 400 and 500 people could be employed by the end of 1988. Note-Terre Hill and not Terry.
A reception was given in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Exie and Albert Regan who were married on September 10, 1938. The celebration was held at the Coats Full Gospel Tabernacle and was given by their children –Clifford and Gail Regan, John and Connie Monds, Charles Regan, Bill and Carolyn Bradley and Cecil and Ann Regan. Who remember this couple? Remember how pleasant their children always seemed –they had such amazing happy faces.
I bet many of you will also remember this family. Henry and Virginia Holmes had spent a once in a lifetime vacation with their daughter Louise and husband Tim King. They had the chance to tour the West Glacier Park, to ride on Highway 1 on the Pacific Coast, to view San Joaquin Valley and the Sequoia National Park and much more. They even took time to visit their daughter Carolyn and husband Michael Thomas in Mississippi (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Don’t you bet they shared information about their trip with their friends when they returned home? Do you think Ruth and Everett Williams and Elder and Mrs. Fred Williams shared what they had learned at the Little River Primitive Baptist Association at Smithfield?
For those of us who knew Lib Daniels, she will long be remembered for her enthusiasm to so many causes. How many of you remember that she was a correspondent for the Daily Record where she wrote an article on another beloved Coats citizen M.O. Phillips? She noted that the Mississippi native who found his way to Coats and had made a profound contribution to the town, county and state. He had taught over 28 years in vocational agriculture at Coats High School. He had written the course of study for agriculture in several divisions of vocational education. Another talent and love of his was in the arena of audio-visuals where he made use of his love of photography. The consensus of Mrs. Daniels was that Mr. M.O. Phillips lived a very busy life (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Do any of the former teachers at Coats recall that it was Mr. M.O. Phillips who wrote the grant for the school to receive $3,000 from 3M for the school to receive overhead projectors and other audio visual materials? Because of the overhead projectors, the teachers were able to prepare materials beforehand and interact with students face to face rather than having to write on the blackboard with their backs to students. It was an amazing teaching tool, but likely it pales in comparison with what is available to teachers today. However, history shares with us those early blackboards were merely boards painted black.
Entering pageants was a goal of many young girls who wanted to be little princesses in their pretty dresses. In the Tiny Coats contest were the following young girls: Shelly Jean Stewart, Stephanie Bostic, Heather Rose Hagwood, Kristen Michelle Wade, Kristal Niclole Sills, Corinthia Sue Johnson, Cassie Lane Gardner, Tiffany Susanne Matthews, Daisy Reese Cain and Lindsey Carol Barefoot.
The Little Miss Coats contestants were April Marie Temple, Misty Dawn Stevens, Tammy Denton, Lesley Diana Barefoot, April Joy Surerus , Jessica Byrd, Amanda Ann Byrd, Tasha Renee Norris, Melissa Ann Matthews, and Alicia Suzanne Dixon (Daily Record Sept. 29, 1988).
Dickie Wiggins was Chairman of the Coats Farmers Day Golf Tournament. Other members of the Farmers Day Committee were Ken Johnson, Sue Penny, Ann Jones, Randy Rambeau, M.T. Strickland, C.J. Johnson, Robert Wiggins, and Earl Jones (Daily Record Sept. 30, 1988).
Question-when did the chamber discontinue the golf tournament and have you ever considered how much time some people have given to make our community a place that we can be proud to call home? Recall the number of times you have read the name Ann Jones in this column. Ann was president of the Coats Chamber at the time that so much was going on with the rerouting of the NC27. It was a very controversial and heated topic and Ann and Earl Jones weathered it out and the final decision proved satisfactory to all concerned. All the while, Ann was cranking up a new goal for the chamber to recognize a “Business Focus of the Week” to share its story with the Daily Record readers. The scrapbook that Wade Stephenson assembled on the Coats Chamber of Commerce and the Coats Business Focus of the Week articles were instrumental in the museum collecting a record of the Coats businesses through the decades for our Heritage of Coats, NC book.
Ann, we thank you for all you did and continue to do for Coats and we also appreciate Casey and you for remembering the Coats volunteers and your friend, Pharmacist Bill Lanier, with a memorial to the Coats Museum. Many people in Coats remember Bill who graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1957 and later worked in the McKnight Drug Store pharmacy from 1959-1962. Many have lost friends and family this year for various reasons. JoAnn Ennis Turlington was a very dear friend of Faye Dean Moore Daniel who recently lost her fight against cancer. JoAnn, the volunteers thank you for giving a memorial for your friend and classmate.
Fall was fast approaching when the September 9, 1988 edition of the Daily Record reported that Joseph Daniel Norris, 74, of rural Coats had died. He was a farmer and route carrier for the Daily Record. His wife Janice Johnson Norris survived him as did his children-Joe Norris, J.D. Jr., Leslie Wayne, Annette Vandiver, Pat Weber, and Diane Hagy.
The Town Council met and Mayor Tim McKinnie, Godfrey Beasley, Margaret House, J.D. Norris, and Cecil Fuquay were present. Tommy Hayes requested information on procedures for gaining permission to establish a mobile home park a half-mile outside of Coats on NC 27. Mayor McKinnie noted a 23 percent drop in the tax rate, one of the largest decreases in the state. The council was exploring costs to make badly needed repairs to the town hall such as replacing windows, enlarging the conference room and replacing carpets. Elsewhere, President Sue Penny led the Coats Methodist Women in preparing for the upcoming bazaar (Daily Record Sept. 12, 1988).
How proud Mrs. R.E. (Josephine) Turlington must have been to be photographed with her daughter Sue T. Corbett, her granddaughter Cindy Corbett Pearsall and great-granddaughter Corbett Lee (Cory) Pearsall.
Speaking of proud, certainly Mr. and Mrs. Victor McLeod had reason to be proud of their son, Tim McLeod, who had made Dean’s List at CCCC (Daily Record Sept. 14, 1988).
M.T. Strickland was smiling in the Record after he had won recognition of being the top retailer in a meat promotion sales event (Daily Record Sept. 16. 1988).
The country home of Becky U. Pope was the setting for the first Coats Woman’s Club. Co-hostesses Mary Denning and Florine Penny assisted Becky. Wedding bells rang for a young Coats couple. Dr. Paul White married the couple in the Coats Baptist Church. Marla Ann Langdon and Ronnie Glen Tart were the couple who were the children of Kent and Edna Langdon and Bruce and Doris Tart (Daily record Sept. 19, 1988).
Sharon Stevens had operated the Trophy Case for one year and once again she found herself pictured in the Record as the CACC Business Focus of the Week (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Mr. and Mrs. William (Luke) Lucas of Coats announced the birth of Nathaniel Allen Lucas. The mom was the former Sharon Faircloth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Major Faircloth. Latasha was the older sister of the newborn. Jim Dorman was pictured in the Record for being honored with a GM Award upon a test he was given through GM. For 17 years Jimmy Dorman had been in the technician car business. He had been with Paul Bailey Chevrolet for 14 years when he was recognized for his expertise in technician workings of cars.
Arthur Price of THM in Coats wanted the 105 striking workers to return to their jobs. He announced that he had closed his plant in Blue Bell, PA. and had consolidated all of his operations in Coats known as Terre Hill Manufacturing. Price has operated the plant since 1967. He estimated that between 400 and 500 people could be employed by the end of 1988. Note-Terre Hill and not Terry.
A reception was given in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Exie and Albert Regan who were married on September 10, 1938. The celebration was held at the Coats Full Gospel Tabernacle and was given by their children –Clifford and Gail Regan, John and Connie Monds, Charles Regan, Bill and Carolyn Bradley and Cecil and Ann Regan. Who remember this couple? Remember how pleasant their children always seemed –they had such amazing happy faces.
I bet many of you will also remember this family. Henry and Virginia Holmes had spent a once in a lifetime vacation with their daughter Louise and husband Tim King. They had the chance to tour the West Glacier Park, to ride on Highway 1 on the Pacific Coast, to view San Joaquin Valley and the Sequoia National Park and much more. They even took time to visit their daughter Carolyn and husband Michael Thomas in Mississippi (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Don’t you bet they shared information about their trip with their friends when they returned home? Do you think Ruth and Everett Williams and Elder and Mrs. Fred Williams shared what they had learned at the Little River Primitive Baptist Association at Smithfield?
For those of us who knew Lib Daniels, she will long be remembered for her enthusiasm to so many causes. How many of you remember that she was a correspondent for the Daily Record where she wrote an article on another beloved Coats citizen M.O. Phillips? She noted that the Mississippi native who found his way to Coats and had made a profound contribution to the town, county and state. He had taught over 28 years in vocational agriculture at Coats High School. He had written the course of study for agriculture in several divisions of vocational education. Another talent and love of his was in the arena of audio-visuals where he made use of his love of photography. The consensus of Mrs. Daniels was that Mr. M.O. Phillips lived a very busy life (Daily Record Sept 1988).
Do any of the former teachers at Coats recall that it was Mr. M.O. Phillips who wrote the grant for the school to receive $3,000 from 3M for the school to receive overhead projectors and other audio visual materials? Because of the overhead projectors, the teachers were able to prepare materials beforehand and interact with students face to face rather than having to write on the blackboard with their backs to students. It was an amazing teaching tool, but likely it pales in comparison with what is available to teachers today. However, history shares with us those early blackboards were merely boards painted black.
Entering pageants was a goal of many young girls who wanted to be little princesses in their pretty dresses. In the Tiny Coats contest were the following young girls: Shelly Jean Stewart, Stephanie Bostic, Heather Rose Hagwood, Kristen Michelle Wade, Kristal Niclole Sills, Corinthia Sue Johnson, Cassie Lane Gardner, Tiffany Susanne Matthews, Daisy Reese Cain and Lindsey Carol Barefoot.
The Little Miss Coats contestants were April Marie Temple, Misty Dawn Stevens, Tammy Denton, Lesley Diana Barefoot, April Joy Surerus , Jessica Byrd, Amanda Ann Byrd, Tasha Renee Norris, Melissa Ann Matthews, and Alicia Suzanne Dixon (Daily Record Sept. 29, 1988).
Dickie Wiggins was Chairman of the Coats Farmers Day Golf Tournament. Other members of the Farmers Day Committee were Ken Johnson, Sue Penny, Ann Jones, Randy Rambeau, M.T. Strickland, C.J. Johnson, Robert Wiggins, and Earl Jones (Daily Record Sept. 30, 1988).
Question-when did the chamber discontinue the golf tournament and have you ever considered how much time some people have given to make our community a place that we can be proud to call home? Recall the number of times you have read the name Ann Jones in this column. Ann was president of the Coats Chamber at the time that so much was going on with the rerouting of the NC27. It was a very controversial and heated topic and Ann and Earl Jones weathered it out and the final decision proved satisfactory to all concerned. All the while, Ann was cranking up a new goal for the chamber to recognize a “Business Focus of the Week” to share its story with the Daily Record readers. The scrapbook that Wade Stephenson assembled on the Coats Chamber of Commerce and the Coats Business Focus of the Week articles were instrumental in the museum collecting a record of the Coats businesses through the decades for our Heritage of Coats, NC book.
Ann, we thank you for all you did and continue to do for Coats and we also appreciate Casey and you for remembering the Coats volunteers and your friend, Pharmacist Bill Lanier, with a memorial to the Coats Museum. Many people in Coats remember Bill who graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1957 and later worked in the McKnight Drug Store pharmacy from 1959-1962. Many have lost friends and family this year for various reasons. JoAnn Ennis Turlington was a very dear friend of Faye Dean Moore Daniel who recently lost her fight against cancer. JoAnn, the volunteers thank you for giving a memorial for your friend and classmate.