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​                                                                               September 12, 2014 Coats Museum News
Coats  was abuzz with visitors as the new year had begun. Dr. and Mrs. Mason of Newport News had visited the Reggie Parrish family. New York Yankee pitcher Tommy Byrne and his family of Wake Forest were visiting the W.E. Nichols family. Captain and Mrs. Bob Kelly were in town before heading to Oklahoma where he was to be stationed for a year. The Fred Byrds had given a holiday party at their  home which was a scene of beauty and comfort when their friends were invited for an old fashioned party of singing and eating. The red candles in silver holders wore bows of red satin and glowed upon ham biscuits, sandwiches, stuffed dates, potato chips, fruitcake and beverages of coffee and tea.
Mrs. Guy Stewart had entertained the Page Book Club using the Christmas motif. Red candles with fern in a crystal bowl were placed upon a reflector. A red corsage marked each place for the members to sit. Members of the club were Mrs. Thomas D. Stewart, Mrs. W.E. Nichols, Mrs. T.O. Beasley, Mrs. Exie Smith, Mrs. Lucy Kelly, Mrs. Lucille Parrish, Mrs. Ora Parrish, Mrs. Fred Byrd, and Mrs. McArtan of Dunn
Amongst all the partying, there was some less social news around Coats. The appearance at the door of a sheriff’s deputy certainly seemed alarming to those men who were summoned to the February 6th Superior Court. The men summoned were Delma W. Weeks, William D. Avery, Harvey Rambeau and Lloyd Stephenson. Likely some of these men were picked to carry out that duty. It is for sure that Mrs. Fred Fleming was working the March of Dimes Drive with a goal for Coats being $650.00 (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 4, 1950).
Miss Mattie Dixon was a patient of Dunn Hospital. Do you recall what that hospital was called earlier and what the other names it has been called? I do know that Danville and Bonnie Jean Stephenson Langdon were home from their honeymoon to Florida. Can you imagine being able to carry your great-grandfather’s Bible down the aisle? Many local ladies were in the Stephenson –Langdon wedding. Mrs. Earl Ennis, Mrs. Elbert Tripp, Mrs. Daywood Langdon and Mrs. Leon Stephenson wore wine satin dresses as bridesmaids. Mrs. Garland Sherrill and Mrs. Victor Gregory also attended their sister. Kent Langdon wore a black tuxedo to bear the rings and Mary Jo Johnson was one of Bonnie’s honorary bridesmaids (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 6, 1950).
The very active Turlington HD Club met with Mrs. C.D. Turner. Mrs. Claxton Turner co-hosted the meeting where twelve members attended (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 11, 1950).
Harnett County Representative Howard Parker had indicated that he would not seek re-election. Talk was that young Robert Morgan of Lillington and County Commissioner Carson Gregory were interested in the house seat. Elsewhere, new tractor schools were set to teach proper care and maintenance of tractors and farm implements.
 Pleasant Memory HD Club was picked to serve as chair of the Family Life for the county group. Mrs. W.R. Langdon was appointed the state chairman of the “Letter Friends” which promoted correspondence among members of the world.  The Coats Bridge Club met at Mrs. Reggie Parrish’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Johnson, Doris Johnson and Reid Byrd had attended the Dixie Classic ballgame at N.C. State College. Miss. Mary Jo Johnson had visited her parents and had returned to ECTC. W.E. Nichols of Coats, prominent tobacconist and member of the HCBOE, had been mentioned as a candidate for the NC Senate (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 13, 1950).
Mrs. Carlie McLamb and Mrs. Bobby Honeycutt were joint hostesses to the Goodwill HD Club held at the Coats Community Building (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 13, 1950).
Mrs. Allene Honeycutt and Mrs. Mabel Reid Hayes were joint hostesses for a miscellaneous shower for Miss Joyce Turlington at her parents’ home. About thirty-five guests enjoyed fruitcake topped with whipped cream and coffee. Newlyweds J.A. and Laura Langdon had Doris Miller and Leray Ennis as their guests for dinner. The Langdons also later attended a matinee showing of the Ice Vogues of 1950 in Raleigh with Miss Dot Sorrell and Percy Walton. Miss Mable Messer was a student at ECTC in Greenville (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 18, 1950).
“The Life of Riley” starring William Bendix was showing at the Coats Theater. There were at least three Coats people at Dunn Hospital- Mrs. Ruby Lee Coats, Katie Williams, and David Peacock (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 20, 1950).
Mr. Henry Stewart had returned home from Highsmith Hospital where he received treatment. Several in the area had visited friends out of town. Among those was Cecil Fuquay, who had spent time in Siler City. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams had enjoyed guests, Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Cade of Greenville. The Sunbeams of Coats Baptist Church met with their leader, Mrs. M.O. Phillips. Members present were Sybil Beasley, Ann Beasley, Vickie Lee, Margie Jernigan, Helen Harmon, Jone Godwin, Carolyn Phillips, Joyce Ann Faulkner, Ted Malone, Johnny Malone, Hartwell Whittington, Harold Dixon, Larry Denning, Jerry Lee, Jimmy Willis, Jerry Moran, Emma Lou Parrish, Harry Roberts, and Ranny Lee (Dunn Dispatch Jan. 30, 1950).
Questions—who was Henry Stewart? Second, can anyone name the ones from the Sunbeams who are deceased?
The Coats Woman’s Club held its first meeting of 1950 and Mrs. C.L. Hough and Mrs. L. Marvin Johnson were co-hostesses. Mrs. Ophelia Roberts presided and the business dealt with how to raise money to complete the community center. Are you thinking-“How many times have we thought that the community building was completed?” Were they doing it in phases? Anyway, we will have to admit the people of the 40’sand 50’s worked together and were persistent in completing a task. Think about some of the things which happened in Coats in the late 40’s and early 50’—a theater, a cannery, a teacherage, agriculture building, a road from Buies Creek to Coats to Benson, a community center and two stoplights.
Mr. Casper Hudson was a patient in Dunn Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lavalle Levinson and girls were dinner guests of Mrs. Charles Beasley and daughters-Ann and Sybil. Was this L.L. Levinson or was Lavalle his son? I do know that the L.L. Levinson was an attorney in Coats and served as mayor before relocating in Benson (Dunn Dispatch Feb. 1, 1950).
As we were researching to write our Heritage of Coats, North Carolina, we often commented about the untimely deaths of some of the most visionary people who died at very young ages while others found the grass greener in other places. How did the departure of these citizens affect the growth of Coats?
I do know many fine citizens remained in Coats, worked, married and died in the place they chose to love. Some of them attended the Ogburn and Turlington wedding which was held at the home of H.A. Turlington. Hunter Ogburn was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milliard Ogburn and Joyce was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Turlington, Sr. Laura Pope, cousin of the bride, played nuptial music and Mrs. Blanche Ogburn Dupree, cousin of the groom, was soloist. H.A. Turlington, Jr. and James Ogburn were part of the ceremony. Mrs. Sam Byrd, Mrs. Ann Stout, Patsy and Betty Barbee and Becky Honeycutt were part of the ceremony (Dunn Dispatch Feb. 8, 1950).
Guess what you think the price of a dozen eggs or six Hershey bars were in 1950? Read next week to meet other people in 1950 and what they did to promote the well being of the town.
A special thank you goes to CHS 1957 graduate William Stone and his wife Carolyn of Durham who sent a generous donation to support the museum. A special thank you to those who gave donations to the Coats Museum Endowment for Charles Denning’s 90th birthday, Mack and Juanita Hudson’s 65th wedding anniversary , Patsy Avery’ s birthday and a memorial to honor Mrs. Erma Godwin.