October 19, 2013 Coats Museum News
The Byrd family of Coats was once again touched by the death angel. Not long ago they had lost their Uncle Tom Stewart and now it was their mom, Mrs. Ellie Byrd. Mrs. Byrd was 73 years old and a member of the Gift PB Church in Coats. She was survived by sons-Almon, Lynn, J.K., Silas and Mack Byrd. Mrs. Tom Byrd and Mrs. Maylon Byrd also survived her.
When was Mother’s Day first observed? President Harry Truman proclaimed May 12, 1946 as Mother’s Day and proclaimed it as a national observance. State workers had compulsory retirement at age 70 years of age. Registration books were opened for the May 25, 1946 primary. Grove 1 registrar was Joe Pollard (D). Judges were Guy Stewart (D) and J.C. Langdon (R). In Grove 2, Mrs. J.B. Williams (D) was registrar and Judges were W.T. Sorrell (D) and Paul Turlington (R) (Harnett County News April 25, 1946).
The Junior Class of Coats High School presented a 3-act play, “Betty, the Girl of My Heart”. The cast members were Max Barnes, Hayes Beasley, Hugh Turlington, Doris Miller, Thelma Sauls, Laura Sorrell, Ellen Stewart, and Nina Miller. Miss Mabel Lynch and Mrs. Pauline Wright Putman were directors. Surely, you have been speed reading to discover who is on the juror’s list this session. Is there anyone whose name you recognize? Those who drawn to serve during the likely hot week of June 10 were Joseph M. Johnson, Albert Stevens, Lonnie G. Pollard, Vernon E. Parrish, and James W. Sorrell. For the second session on June 17, the names were Manley Young, J.C. Bayles, Robert J. Lane, W.H. Stewart, Z.L. Avery, George Kennedy, Andrew F. Tart, Edward C. Lewis, and C.L. Bailey. One whose name was not on that list was B.F. Young of Angier who was buried at the Bethel PB Church (Harnett County News May 9, 1946).
Julius Parrish, 71, died in his home in Coats. The funeral was held at Gift where he was a member. Surviving him were his wife Addie Parrish and his four sons-Howard, Lee, Victor, and Judson Parrish. His daughters were Mrs. Victor Roberts, Pearl Lovette, Ruth Riggs (?), Wilma Byrd and Maybelle Parrish (Harnett County News May 16, 1946). Are these names correct?
May 23, 1946 was the date set for letting of contracts to build Route 40 between Buies Creek and onto Olivia (Harnett County News May 23, 1946). What is the current road number that follows this route?
The school boards in Harnett County were appointed. For Coats, Dr. Fred H. Fleming (chairman), R.D. Ennis, Dr. C. Garner Fuquay, W.T. Sorrell, and D.H. Langdon were appointed. The Dunn Erwin-Erwin bus line was inaugurated to help the many who lived in Dunn and worked at the Erwin Mills. The bus was scheduled for every hour. The U.S. census reported that a baby was born every 11 seconds and someone died every 2 and ½ seconds (Harnett County News May 30, 1946). How many babies were born per minute? How many deaths occurred per minute? How many more deaths occurred in an hour than births? Did you say, “I’m not in school anymore.” ?
There was a special story spotlighting the County Home Demonstration Clubs. Grove had three clubs. The Good Will Club had Mrs. W.E. Denning as president; Mrs. Everett Barnes was vice president; Mrs. L.D. Jones was secretary-treasurer and Mrs. J.C. Langdon was reporter.
In the Turlington Club, Mrs. W.R. Langdon was president; Mrs. A. H. Rambeau was vice president; Lula Jane Sorrell was secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Stuart Turlington was reporter. The club’s service projects were saving approximately 100 pounds of waste fat for soap; collecting approximately $4,500 worth of War Bonds; canning 660 quarts from May to August; painting several houses inside and outside; planting 53 fruit trees and approximately 100 shrubs, and participating in a hat making demonstration. What do you think?
The final club in Grove was Oakdale Club which had been organized in June. Mrs. Alvis Ennis was president; Mrs. J.B. Ennis was vice president; Mrs. Delmer Ennis was secretary and Mrs. Emery Miller was treasurer. The Oakdale area also had a 4-H Club. Lila Mae Dorman, Donnie Pollard, Shirley Whittington, and Stacy Miller presented a broadcast on WPTF about 4-H in Harnett County with the assistance of Mrs. Vara Hardee, principal of Oakdale School (Harnett County News June 20, 1946). I bet you will read more about that new club in future columns.
A beer permit was issued to Robert Taylor who operated the Hill Top Service Station. Coats FFA held its first meeting of the term to tour the new shop building. Do you know who built that shop? Did they use materials from the “Goat House”? Who were the teachers?
I do know that W.J. Sauls, deputy sheriff of Grove Township, began duties as a Dunn policeman and that there discussion about a school bond for Harnett County ( Harnett County News July 4, 1946).
Mrs. Sara Ella Turlington, 77, widow of Robert Lee Turlington, had died at the home of her son, L.A. Turlington , on Coats , Route One (Harnett County News July 25, 1946)
Owen Odum led a movement to get the Star Route to include Coats. The route would run from Lillington to Dunn to include Coats then Buies Creek and then on to Lillington (Harnett County News July 25, 1946). What was a star route?
John A. Campbell of Dunn, principal of the Coats Negro School, resigned to take a position of principal at the Whiteville Negro School. Coats Negro was a 14-teacher unit and Whiteville was a 17-teacher unit. Professor Campbell was a leading Negro citizen of Dunn, a member of First Baptist Colored Church of Dunn and a member of the Masonic Lodge (Harnett County News August 1, 1946).
Miss Florine Johnson of Lillington married Howard Penny of Coats. He was the son of Joseph Hawkins and Louella Lassiter Penny of Coats (Harnett County News August 22, 1946).
Nine of Harnett County white schools opened on September 3, 1946. R. Hal Smith was principal and there were 24 teachers on the faculty. Mrs. Vara Hardee was Oakdale principal where there three teachers. The other Grove Township -Gregory, Penny, Turlington , Parker, and Sorrell had consolidated with Coats Grove 3 much earlier.
The draft was still in effect. Charles Tom Hayes and Henry Graymon Powell were ordered to report to the Harnett Draft Board for physicals at 9:30 am on September 3, 1946. L.C. Blackwelder had died at age 76 in the home of his son, Richard Blackwelder (Harnett County News August 29, 1946). Which one of these men was a blacksmith?
We are so excited that Ed and Mary Ellen Lauder are the first to come forward with a generous donation toward the match challenge given by a family to name the exhibit hall. Not only that, but a WWII grenade belonging to Lt. Col. Edward Lauder, Ed’s dad, was loaned for display with other weapons from WWII . Ed also loaned a croquette game in the original wooden box . Thanks to them for supporting the Coats Museum.
Carsie and Jenny Denning dropped by the museum to view some the new artifacts and to give a memorial for their friend, Christine Parrish.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS COATS MUSEUM NEWS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY RECORD IN OCTOBER 19, 2013.
The Byrd family of Coats was once again touched by the death angel. Not long ago they had lost their Uncle Tom Stewart and now it was their mom, Mrs. Ellie Byrd. Mrs. Byrd was 73 years old and a member of the Gift PB Church in Coats. She was survived by sons-Almon, Lynn, J.K., Silas and Mack Byrd. Mrs. Tom Byrd and Mrs. Maylon Byrd also survived her.
When was Mother’s Day first observed? President Harry Truman proclaimed May 12, 1946 as Mother’s Day and proclaimed it as a national observance. State workers had compulsory retirement at age 70 years of age. Registration books were opened for the May 25, 1946 primary. Grove 1 registrar was Joe Pollard (D). Judges were Guy Stewart (D) and J.C. Langdon (R). In Grove 2, Mrs. J.B. Williams (D) was registrar and Judges were W.T. Sorrell (D) and Paul Turlington (R) (Harnett County News April 25, 1946).
The Junior Class of Coats High School presented a 3-act play, “Betty, the Girl of My Heart”. The cast members were Max Barnes, Hayes Beasley, Hugh Turlington, Doris Miller, Thelma Sauls, Laura Sorrell, Ellen Stewart, and Nina Miller. Miss Mabel Lynch and Mrs. Pauline Wright Putman were directors. Surely, you have been speed reading to discover who is on the juror’s list this session. Is there anyone whose name you recognize? Those who drawn to serve during the likely hot week of June 10 were Joseph M. Johnson, Albert Stevens, Lonnie G. Pollard, Vernon E. Parrish, and James W. Sorrell. For the second session on June 17, the names were Manley Young, J.C. Bayles, Robert J. Lane, W.H. Stewart, Z.L. Avery, George Kennedy, Andrew F. Tart, Edward C. Lewis, and C.L. Bailey. One whose name was not on that list was B.F. Young of Angier who was buried at the Bethel PB Church (Harnett County News May 9, 1946).
Julius Parrish, 71, died in his home in Coats. The funeral was held at Gift where he was a member. Surviving him were his wife Addie Parrish and his four sons-Howard, Lee, Victor, and Judson Parrish. His daughters were Mrs. Victor Roberts, Pearl Lovette, Ruth Riggs (?), Wilma Byrd and Maybelle Parrish (Harnett County News May 16, 1946). Are these names correct?
May 23, 1946 was the date set for letting of contracts to build Route 40 between Buies Creek and onto Olivia (Harnett County News May 23, 1946). What is the current road number that follows this route?
The school boards in Harnett County were appointed. For Coats, Dr. Fred H. Fleming (chairman), R.D. Ennis, Dr. C. Garner Fuquay, W.T. Sorrell, and D.H. Langdon were appointed. The Dunn Erwin-Erwin bus line was inaugurated to help the many who lived in Dunn and worked at the Erwin Mills. The bus was scheduled for every hour. The U.S. census reported that a baby was born every 11 seconds and someone died every 2 and ½ seconds (Harnett County News May 30, 1946). How many babies were born per minute? How many deaths occurred per minute? How many more deaths occurred in an hour than births? Did you say, “I’m not in school anymore.” ?
There was a special story spotlighting the County Home Demonstration Clubs. Grove had three clubs. The Good Will Club had Mrs. W.E. Denning as president; Mrs. Everett Barnes was vice president; Mrs. L.D. Jones was secretary-treasurer and Mrs. J.C. Langdon was reporter.
In the Turlington Club, Mrs. W.R. Langdon was president; Mrs. A. H. Rambeau was vice president; Lula Jane Sorrell was secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Stuart Turlington was reporter. The club’s service projects were saving approximately 100 pounds of waste fat for soap; collecting approximately $4,500 worth of War Bonds; canning 660 quarts from May to August; painting several houses inside and outside; planting 53 fruit trees and approximately 100 shrubs, and participating in a hat making demonstration. What do you think?
The final club in Grove was Oakdale Club which had been organized in June. Mrs. Alvis Ennis was president; Mrs. J.B. Ennis was vice president; Mrs. Delmer Ennis was secretary and Mrs. Emery Miller was treasurer. The Oakdale area also had a 4-H Club. Lila Mae Dorman, Donnie Pollard, Shirley Whittington, and Stacy Miller presented a broadcast on WPTF about 4-H in Harnett County with the assistance of Mrs. Vara Hardee, principal of Oakdale School (Harnett County News June 20, 1946). I bet you will read more about that new club in future columns.
A beer permit was issued to Robert Taylor who operated the Hill Top Service Station. Coats FFA held its first meeting of the term to tour the new shop building. Do you know who built that shop? Did they use materials from the “Goat House”? Who were the teachers?
I do know that W.J. Sauls, deputy sheriff of Grove Township, began duties as a Dunn policeman and that there discussion about a school bond for Harnett County ( Harnett County News July 4, 1946).
Mrs. Sara Ella Turlington, 77, widow of Robert Lee Turlington, had died at the home of her son, L.A. Turlington , on Coats , Route One (Harnett County News July 25, 1946)
Owen Odum led a movement to get the Star Route to include Coats. The route would run from Lillington to Dunn to include Coats then Buies Creek and then on to Lillington (Harnett County News July 25, 1946). What was a star route?
John A. Campbell of Dunn, principal of the Coats Negro School, resigned to take a position of principal at the Whiteville Negro School. Coats Negro was a 14-teacher unit and Whiteville was a 17-teacher unit. Professor Campbell was a leading Negro citizen of Dunn, a member of First Baptist Colored Church of Dunn and a member of the Masonic Lodge (Harnett County News August 1, 1946).
Miss Florine Johnson of Lillington married Howard Penny of Coats. He was the son of Joseph Hawkins and Louella Lassiter Penny of Coats (Harnett County News August 22, 1946).
Nine of Harnett County white schools opened on September 3, 1946. R. Hal Smith was principal and there were 24 teachers on the faculty. Mrs. Vara Hardee was Oakdale principal where there three teachers. The other Grove Township -Gregory, Penny, Turlington , Parker, and Sorrell had consolidated with Coats Grove 3 much earlier.
The draft was still in effect. Charles Tom Hayes and Henry Graymon Powell were ordered to report to the Harnett Draft Board for physicals at 9:30 am on September 3, 1946. L.C. Blackwelder had died at age 76 in the home of his son, Richard Blackwelder (Harnett County News August 29, 1946). Which one of these men was a blacksmith?
We are so excited that Ed and Mary Ellen Lauder are the first to come forward with a generous donation toward the match challenge given by a family to name the exhibit hall. Not only that, but a WWII grenade belonging to Lt. Col. Edward Lauder, Ed’s dad, was loaned for display with other weapons from WWII . Ed also loaned a croquette game in the original wooden box . Thanks to them for supporting the Coats Museum.
Carsie and Jenny Denning dropped by the museum to view some the new artifacts and to give a memorial for their friend, Christine Parrish.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS COATS MUSEUM NEWS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY RECORD IN OCTOBER 19, 2013.