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Mifls Patricia Hendrix Mw Wn r - 1971.
Miss Patricia Hendrix
Crowned Miss Mocksville
Miss Patricia Jo Hendrix, 18,
was crowned "Miss Mocksville
1971" at the annual pageant
held Saturday night in the
Mocksville Elementary School
Auditorium under the spon
sorship of the Mocksville
Jaycees. Miss Carol Lynne
Owens, the former queen,
crowned her successor.
Miss Hendrix the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hendrix of
Southwood Acres, Mocksville,
and is a 1970 graduate of the
Davie County High School.
As the winner, Miss Hendrix
receives a S3OO cash scholar
ship, a trophy, crown, expense
paid trip to the "Miss North
Carolina" pageant, a Bulova
"Miss America" watch,
Samsonite luggage and a gift
certificate.
Miss Edith Elizabeth Hall, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Hall of Southwood
Acres, Mocksville was the Ist
runner up. She receives a SSO
cash scholarship, a sportswear
ensemble, and a Bulova "Miss
America" watch.
Miss Lucy Darlene Whitaker,
17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Whitaker of Mocksville, Rt.
2, was the second runner up and
was also the winner of the "Miss
Congeniality" trophy. She
receives a trophy and a $25 cash
scholarship
In talent competition, Miss
Hendrix sang two selections '
from "Oliver: "Consider
Wednesday, Aug. 12,1970
COOLEEMEE. MOUTH CAROLINA
Yourself" and "Who Will
Buy?". She wore a long red
peasant dress trimmed with
black braiding. In the evening
gown competition she wore a
white formal wih jewel triming
on bodice.
The new "Miss Mocksville"
has green eyes, Monde hair, is 5
ft. 8 inches tall and weighs 135.
In high school she was drum
majorette for two years, won
first and third place in the
forensic contest held in Boone
and Lexington and was
presented in the sub-deb ball in
1970. She has had special
training in dancing, voice, piano
and baton. She plans to enter
Catawba College and major in
voice.
Mrs. Frank Church was
hostess for the winner.
The three finalists were asked
the same question:
"Do you feel that you have
benefited from being in the
Mocksville Pageant?"
Miss Hendrix answered that
she definitely benefited and that
no one could but definitely
benefit in as much as it enabled
one to know school mates
better.
Miss Hall answered that she
benefited from getting to know
the girls and working with them
and "just being in the pageant".
In the talent competition rite did
a comedy skit "Don't Do That
John!" and wore brown and
white street dress. In the
evening gown competition she
wore a white satin formal with a
portrait neckline of sequins. She
wore a blue swim suit. Miss Hall
has blue eyes, brown hair, is 5
ft. 6 inches tall and weighs 110
lbs. In high school she was
president of the Debate Club,
received Outstanding Debater
Award, National Honor Society,
and was presented at the Sub-
Deb Ball in 1970. She has had
special training in piano, voice
and dancing. She plans to attend
Wake Forest University and
major in math or political
science. Mrs. Ronald Gantt was
her hostess.
Miss Whitaker ansered the
question by saying "Yes, I
definitely feel I have benefited.
We can't all win...but we can all
be winners". In the talent
competition she did a piano and
baton number "Love Is Blue".
She wore an aqua dress with
matching brocade skirt,
removing the skirt for the baton
number. In the evening gown
competition, she wore an aqua
formal and an aqua swim suit.
Miss Whi taker has brown eyes,
black hair, is 5 ft. 6 inches tall
and weighs 118 lbs.
She has had
special training in baton
twirling and piano. She plans to
enter the N. C. Baptist Hospital
School of Nursing and later
obtain a B. S. in nursing from
the UNC Hospital. Her hostess
was Mrs. Vivian Cook.
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10 Cents
90th Annual
Masonic Picnic
Slated Thursday
Robert Morgan, the Attorney-
General of North Carolina, will
deliver the annual Masonic
Picnic address at noon on
Thursday, August 13th. This
will be the 90th Annual Masonic
Picnic for Davie County.
• The planned program for that
day is expected to draw a large
crowd into the historic grounds
at Clement Grove to carry on
the tradition of the second
Thursday in August set mamr
years ago when the eveft
originated as a means of
providing funds for the Oxford
Orphange. Proceeds from this
event go to this orphanage.
The R. C. Lee Riding Devices,
long a feature of this annual
event, will operated each night
during the week of the picnic,
along with other midway at
tractions.
H. R. Hendrix, Jr., Master of
the Mocksville Masonic Lodge
No. 134, has appointed Robert
Hendricks to serve as general
chairman of the event. Lester
.P. Martin and Mr. Hendrix will
serve as assistant chairmen
along with C. T. Robertson,
Master of Advance Lodge No.
710, and Frank York, Master of
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A BIG CATCH-Tereaa Lynn, 2, Ken, 5,
and Mr. Homer Head of Edgewood are
all smiles about their big catch. See page
five for more photos.
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Farmington Masonic Lodge No.
265. Mr. Hendricks, assisted by
these men and various com
mittee members, has lined up
one of the greatest events in the
long and colorful history of the
Mocksville Masonic Picnic.
George Martin, program
chairman, has lined up a
program that includes the
Davie County High School Band
and the Oxford Orphange Glee
Club. 11>e program is to be held
under the arbor and is
scheduled to get underway at
11:30 ajn.
The afternoon and evening
program will feature music by
the "String Dusters" with Bill
Koontz directing.
The famed picnic dinner will
be spread under the dinner
arbor immediately following
the conclusion of the morning
program.
Last year an estimated 10,000
persons paid admission into the
picnic grounds during the day
and evening ssessions of the
annual event. Officials are
making plans to handle even a
larger crowd this year.
The chairmen on behalf of the
Masons, urged that all those 4
who can possibly do so bring a
basket to the picnic this year.