October 7, 2016 Coats Museum News
The calendar displayed that it was July of 1960. Likely there were a few cotton blooms in the fields and for sure there were tobacco suckers being pulled from the tobacco stalks. Were they using mules and drags in the tobacco fields in 1960 or had they moved up to tractors and trailers? Was MH30 used in 1960?
This I do know. Pat Johnson was not in the tobacco fields even though her daddy was a big farmer because she was listed in the Daily Record as being in Good Hope Hospital. Edna Andrews was visiting her Uncle Ed and Aunt Ruby Creech over at Bailey’s Crossroads. In the same area, members of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Women of the Church had met with Mrs. Juanita Hudson and Mrs. Naomi Hudson as hostesses (Daily Record July 1, 1960).
Can you guess whether more people died in car accidents on the highways in July 1960 than in 2015? Americans had died on the highways at the rate of 5 per hour over the 4th of July weekend in 1960. Happier news in the area was that Mr. and Mrs. Grayden Stewart announced the birth of a daughter on July 3rd. Mrs. Stewart was the former Sally Ruth Lee (Daily Record July 4, 1960).
Army PFCA Eastwood Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira H. Gregory of Coats, was assigned with Company A of the 8th Infantry Division 12th Engineer Bn. and participated in river crossing exercises in Germany. Much closer to home was a promotion at First Federal to open up a savings account of $100.00 and receive a free travel iron (Daily Record July 5, 1960). Can you recall when banks had promotions of giving china for adding to savings accounts? Does anyone recall that peanut butter and jelly came in pretty glasses? We have had some of that promotional china and jelly glasses at the museum.
News from the county seat stated that the Harnett County budget was slightly up. Revenues were up because of an increase in property valuations. Days of worry were over for Mrs. Lillian Shaw Moore, 41, who had died at her home on Wednesday. Lemuel Moore; two sons-Charles Larry and A.L. Moore; three daughters-Mrs. Donald Ray Jones, Mrs. Ivan B. File, and Mrs. Daniel Matthews survived her (Daily Record July 6, 1960).
Happier news was announced on Denning Road near the Oakdale area. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Denning announced the birth of a daughter, Deborah Lynn. Mrs. Denning was the former Ernestine Creech. That same edition of the paper reported another death. Glen and Joe Morris’s mother, Mrs. Cardie Morris, 72, had died at her home (Daily Record July 7, 1960). Should that have been Norris and not Morris?
How many of you remember when Robert Brock from near Lillington operated Lamar’s Hair Styling in Dunn? He was offering a shampoo, haircut, set, and a style for $5.00. Maybe some of the ladies who attended the Turlington HD Club meeting that met at Mrs. M.C. Stewart’s home took advantage of that deal. Those who attended that meeting were Mrs. Charlie Williams, Mrs. M.S. Whittington, Mrs. M.C. Stewart, Mrs. Garland Johnson, Mrs. T.J. Turlington, Sr., Mrs. Henry Turlington, Mrs. H.A. Turlington, Jr., and Mrs. Woodrow Langdon and special guest from the Oakdale Club, Mrs. U.M. Ennis.
The members and husbands of the Gleaners SS Class at Coats Baptist had an ice cream social on the lawn of the church. Present were Mrs. Eva Nichols, MM Nelson Currin, MM McRay Stewart, MM Eugene Stewart, MM M.O. Phillips, MM Curtis Guy, Mrs. Wade Turlington, Mrs. Grace Yarbourgh, MM Roger Williams, MM Howard Penny, Mrs. Roy Langdon, Mrs. Chester Hayes, MM Chester Ennis, MM Raymond Ennis, and special guests, Pastor and Mrs. Howard Beard (Daily Record July 8, 1960).
Both the stork and the death angel made a visit. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Bain of rural Coats announced the arrival of James Bryant Bain, Jr. at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Mrs. Bain was the former Annie Bryte Furr. Elsewhere, Johnnie Hobbs, 54, expired in Portsmouth, VA. He was the stepson of Mrs. Irene Barefoot of Coats (Daily Record July 11, 1960).
Mrs. Mary Penny Coats was a patient at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Does anyone remember Mrs. Coats? Her house is on McKinley Street next to Miller’s Car Quest. The story is told that Mr. Coats handpicked the lumber that went into his house from the P.F. Pope sawmill where Mr. Coats was foreman. In fact, some of our town residents might recall that Mr. Coats suffered a heart attack and dropped dead at the saw mill. Mrs. Coats was a quilter and Mr. Coats was a skilled craftman. In fact, friends of their daughter, Louise Coats Jackson, recalled that she had the prettiest bedroom which contained so many items he had made for his little girl. Roger Coats also owned one of the first cars in Coats. It has been restored by Leo McDonald of Lillington who graciously brought it over for our dedication of the Kress and Nell Penny Williams Exhibit Hall in 2013. Nell Penny Williams was the niece of Mrs. Mary Penny Coats.
Wonder what kind of fuel was used in that car. I do know in July of 1960 that ESSO had increased their gas price to wholesale dealers in NC (Daily Record July 12, 1960).
The Ennis Reunion was scheduled for July 17 at Primitive Zion. Mr. Luther Miller and Mr. Robert Stewart were however hospital patients-Luther at Betsy Johnson and Robert at Good Hope. Do you wonder why they chose which hospital to attend? Which of those hospitals was the older one?
Everett Barnes of rural Angier near the Ron’s Barn area was appointed as a member of a 3-member committee of the Farmers Home Administration County Committee. The committee made annual or immediate term loans to farmers who needed adequate funds to buy equipment and/or livestock, and long term loans to build or repair buildings (Daily Record July 15, 1960).
On the global scene, the nature of a nuclear war changed after a ballistic missile was fired for the first time from a submerged submarine. Off Cape Canaveral, a two stage Polaris Missile was fired 1,150 miles. One would not travel so fast by plane, but a round trip flight to Europe was only $222. Likely Sylvia Langdon was not interested in missiles or planes because she was more interested in going to the Wilson School of Nursing. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Langdon (Daily Record July 21, 1960). What happens to those mentioned in this column is sometimes never known to you the reader. Let’s see what happened to Sylvia. Sylvia became an outstanding nurse and supervisor in Virginia and has many relatives and friends in our area. After her husband died, Sylvia returned to the Coats area for a while to the delight of her former classmates but now resides in Florida near her son.
How many of you remember Mrs. Mattie Highfill who taught almost five decades in the Coats community. Mrs. Highfill had graduated from “The Famous Artists School of Westport, Connecticut” where she specialized in Commercial Art and Illustrations with the home study school. Mrs. Highfill taught various grades but most of us recall her as our 8th grade teacher who made us toe the line as her former students in 1957 recorded that she guided them in the right direction. Her patience taught them to broaden their viewpoint in understanding human nature.
Even though she taught us, how many of us really knew her background? This is for you whom she taught. She was born in 1892 to Isaac P. Coggins and Ida Frances Lambert of Bear Creek in Chatham County, NC. Is that not where we go to the Southern Supreme Co. to buy those delicious fruitcakes and other goodies? She was introduced to Harnett County through Buies Creek Academy and graduated in 1913. She further studied at Woman’s College of University of NC.
Read the column next week to learn more about Mrs. Mattie Highfill as written by her granddaughter Janet Carlson for our Heritage of Coats, N.C. in 2005. You will learn things you never knew about this amazing educator.
Have you ever been told that you should learn one new fact a day? At the museum we find that we learn one and more new facts every Sunday or Thursday when we open the museum for visits. Patsy and Stacy Avery volunteered on Sunday, the 24th of September and had a variety of young and older visitors. Two vehicles brought visitors from Georgia who had come on Friday to show their 83 year-old father where he had spent his earliest years. Finding the Raynor name on a plaque on the Wall of Honor, they were eager to return on Sunday to find out more. The Georgia family has now been able to connect with family that they did not know existed and are planning a trip back to learn more.
The calendar displayed that it was July of 1960. Likely there were a few cotton blooms in the fields and for sure there were tobacco suckers being pulled from the tobacco stalks. Were they using mules and drags in the tobacco fields in 1960 or had they moved up to tractors and trailers? Was MH30 used in 1960?
This I do know. Pat Johnson was not in the tobacco fields even though her daddy was a big farmer because she was listed in the Daily Record as being in Good Hope Hospital. Edna Andrews was visiting her Uncle Ed and Aunt Ruby Creech over at Bailey’s Crossroads. In the same area, members of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Women of the Church had met with Mrs. Juanita Hudson and Mrs. Naomi Hudson as hostesses (Daily Record July 1, 1960).
Can you guess whether more people died in car accidents on the highways in July 1960 than in 2015? Americans had died on the highways at the rate of 5 per hour over the 4th of July weekend in 1960. Happier news in the area was that Mr. and Mrs. Grayden Stewart announced the birth of a daughter on July 3rd. Mrs. Stewart was the former Sally Ruth Lee (Daily Record July 4, 1960).
Army PFCA Eastwood Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira H. Gregory of Coats, was assigned with Company A of the 8th Infantry Division 12th Engineer Bn. and participated in river crossing exercises in Germany. Much closer to home was a promotion at First Federal to open up a savings account of $100.00 and receive a free travel iron (Daily Record July 5, 1960). Can you recall when banks had promotions of giving china for adding to savings accounts? Does anyone recall that peanut butter and jelly came in pretty glasses? We have had some of that promotional china and jelly glasses at the museum.
News from the county seat stated that the Harnett County budget was slightly up. Revenues were up because of an increase in property valuations. Days of worry were over for Mrs. Lillian Shaw Moore, 41, who had died at her home on Wednesday. Lemuel Moore; two sons-Charles Larry and A.L. Moore; three daughters-Mrs. Donald Ray Jones, Mrs. Ivan B. File, and Mrs. Daniel Matthews survived her (Daily Record July 6, 1960).
Happier news was announced on Denning Road near the Oakdale area. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Denning announced the birth of a daughter, Deborah Lynn. Mrs. Denning was the former Ernestine Creech. That same edition of the paper reported another death. Glen and Joe Morris’s mother, Mrs. Cardie Morris, 72, had died at her home (Daily Record July 7, 1960). Should that have been Norris and not Morris?
How many of you remember when Robert Brock from near Lillington operated Lamar’s Hair Styling in Dunn? He was offering a shampoo, haircut, set, and a style for $5.00. Maybe some of the ladies who attended the Turlington HD Club meeting that met at Mrs. M.C. Stewart’s home took advantage of that deal. Those who attended that meeting were Mrs. Charlie Williams, Mrs. M.S. Whittington, Mrs. M.C. Stewart, Mrs. Garland Johnson, Mrs. T.J. Turlington, Sr., Mrs. Henry Turlington, Mrs. H.A. Turlington, Jr., and Mrs. Woodrow Langdon and special guest from the Oakdale Club, Mrs. U.M. Ennis.
The members and husbands of the Gleaners SS Class at Coats Baptist had an ice cream social on the lawn of the church. Present were Mrs. Eva Nichols, MM Nelson Currin, MM McRay Stewart, MM Eugene Stewart, MM M.O. Phillips, MM Curtis Guy, Mrs. Wade Turlington, Mrs. Grace Yarbourgh, MM Roger Williams, MM Howard Penny, Mrs. Roy Langdon, Mrs. Chester Hayes, MM Chester Ennis, MM Raymond Ennis, and special guests, Pastor and Mrs. Howard Beard (Daily Record July 8, 1960).
Both the stork and the death angel made a visit. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Bain of rural Coats announced the arrival of James Bryant Bain, Jr. at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Mrs. Bain was the former Annie Bryte Furr. Elsewhere, Johnnie Hobbs, 54, expired in Portsmouth, VA. He was the stepson of Mrs. Irene Barefoot of Coats (Daily Record July 11, 1960).
Mrs. Mary Penny Coats was a patient at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Does anyone remember Mrs. Coats? Her house is on McKinley Street next to Miller’s Car Quest. The story is told that Mr. Coats handpicked the lumber that went into his house from the P.F. Pope sawmill where Mr. Coats was foreman. In fact, some of our town residents might recall that Mr. Coats suffered a heart attack and dropped dead at the saw mill. Mrs. Coats was a quilter and Mr. Coats was a skilled craftman. In fact, friends of their daughter, Louise Coats Jackson, recalled that she had the prettiest bedroom which contained so many items he had made for his little girl. Roger Coats also owned one of the first cars in Coats. It has been restored by Leo McDonald of Lillington who graciously brought it over for our dedication of the Kress and Nell Penny Williams Exhibit Hall in 2013. Nell Penny Williams was the niece of Mrs. Mary Penny Coats.
Wonder what kind of fuel was used in that car. I do know in July of 1960 that ESSO had increased their gas price to wholesale dealers in NC (Daily Record July 12, 1960).
The Ennis Reunion was scheduled for July 17 at Primitive Zion. Mr. Luther Miller and Mr. Robert Stewart were however hospital patients-Luther at Betsy Johnson and Robert at Good Hope. Do you wonder why they chose which hospital to attend? Which of those hospitals was the older one?
Everett Barnes of rural Angier near the Ron’s Barn area was appointed as a member of a 3-member committee of the Farmers Home Administration County Committee. The committee made annual or immediate term loans to farmers who needed adequate funds to buy equipment and/or livestock, and long term loans to build or repair buildings (Daily Record July 15, 1960).
On the global scene, the nature of a nuclear war changed after a ballistic missile was fired for the first time from a submerged submarine. Off Cape Canaveral, a two stage Polaris Missile was fired 1,150 miles. One would not travel so fast by plane, but a round trip flight to Europe was only $222. Likely Sylvia Langdon was not interested in missiles or planes because she was more interested in going to the Wilson School of Nursing. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Langdon (Daily Record July 21, 1960). What happens to those mentioned in this column is sometimes never known to you the reader. Let’s see what happened to Sylvia. Sylvia became an outstanding nurse and supervisor in Virginia and has many relatives and friends in our area. After her husband died, Sylvia returned to the Coats area for a while to the delight of her former classmates but now resides in Florida near her son.
How many of you remember Mrs. Mattie Highfill who taught almost five decades in the Coats community. Mrs. Highfill had graduated from “The Famous Artists School of Westport, Connecticut” where she specialized in Commercial Art and Illustrations with the home study school. Mrs. Highfill taught various grades but most of us recall her as our 8th grade teacher who made us toe the line as her former students in 1957 recorded that she guided them in the right direction. Her patience taught them to broaden their viewpoint in understanding human nature.
Even though she taught us, how many of us really knew her background? This is for you whom she taught. She was born in 1892 to Isaac P. Coggins and Ida Frances Lambert of Bear Creek in Chatham County, NC. Is that not where we go to the Southern Supreme Co. to buy those delicious fruitcakes and other goodies? She was introduced to Harnett County through Buies Creek Academy and graduated in 1913. She further studied at Woman’s College of University of NC.
Read the column next week to learn more about Mrs. Mattie Highfill as written by her granddaughter Janet Carlson for our Heritage of Coats, N.C. in 2005. You will learn things you never knew about this amazing educator.
Have you ever been told that you should learn one new fact a day? At the museum we find that we learn one and more new facts every Sunday or Thursday when we open the museum for visits. Patsy and Stacy Avery volunteered on Sunday, the 24th of September and had a variety of young and older visitors. Two vehicles brought visitors from Georgia who had come on Friday to show their 83 year-old father where he had spent his earliest years. Finding the Raynor name on a plaque on the Wall of Honor, they were eager to return on Sunday to find out more. The Georgia family has now been able to connect with family that they did not know existed and are planning a trip back to learn more.