Four-year-old Jenny Blaylock and her canine
ompanion Ranger took time out from play reeent
y to pose in front of Jenny's log playhouse, con
tracted by her dad, Frankie Blaylock. Located in
the yard of the Blaylock home on Bragg Street in
Warrenton, the playhouse has become a family
project. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
foung Local Girl Finds Happiness
In Miniature Version Of 'Ponderosa'
By KAY HORNER
Feature Editor
Tucked away on Bragg Street,
1 the heart of antebellum War
enton, is what Frankie Blaylock
alls "a little bit of the
'onderosa."
It all began when Blaylock's
dfe, Junelle, suggested that he
uild "something to put the
iwnmower in."
No doubt she had in mind a
imple structure along the lines
f the traditional southern tool
hed, a nondescript little building
estled unobtrusively in the far
orner of the yard under an old
ak tree.
Frankie gave Junelle's request
erious consideration, and thus
egan the evolution of the idea,
rom a place to put the lawn
lower to a log playhouse for Jen
y, the Blayloeks' four-year-old
aughter.
The sixteen-by-sixteen-foot log
abin is constructed from poplar
)gs, sawed on three sides with
the rounded side providing the
exterior of the house. Blaylock
utilized post and beam construc
tion, with two-by-six rafters and
tongue-and-groove sheeting
under a tin roof.
Work is still in progress, but the
master plan calls for the addition
of a loft, giving the interior a tree
house effect, and a front porch.
It may eventually boast elec
tricity and a wood cookstove for
simmering that North Carolina
favorite, brunswick stew.
On the walls will be primitive
farm implements and tools from
Blaylock s collection and on the
floor, Indian rugs, touches need
ed to give the cabin the "authen
tic look."
One might well ask, "All of this
for a playhouse?"
"Well, it does seem like I got a
little carried away, doesn't it?"
Blaylock noted recently with a
grin.
Blaylock, whose family owns
and operates Blaylock Funeral
Homes of Warrenton and Lit
tleton, is not new to the log con
struction business. Like many
teenage boys, Blaylock worked in
construction during summer
breaks from school, and in 1980,
began construction of a
2,500-square-foot log home at
Hamme's Mill, south of Warren
ton. The three-bedroom home
with native-stone fireplace is
essentially ready for occupancy,
lacking only two essentials
electricity and plumbing.
Now that the family is settled
in Warrenton, Blaylock doubts
that they will ever move to the
Hamme's Mill place, but would
like to finish it off for sale or
rental.
Like the playhouse, it has been
a labor of love for Blaylock, who
works on his log "projects" when
time allows.
"I have no idea how many
hours I have spent on the
playhouse," Blaylock said. "Most
of the work was done in two or
three hour segments, just when I
could find the time."
Although the house is unfin
ished, Jenny and her playmates
from around the neighborhood
this summer found that "her
house" was a fine and dandy
place to play.
Jenny hopes to be "in" her new
quarters by next summer.
Her contractor seems anxious
to finish the job.
He has just ordered a new book
containing plans for 50 of the
finest log cabins in the country.
"It'll give me some new ideas,"
Blaylock said.
Perhaps he was thinking about
a house for the lawnmower.
Cut calories by sifting confec
tioner's sugar onto baked goods
instead of frosting them.
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TRUCK-DRIVER TRAINING
Vance-Granville Community College
Johnston Technical College
Vance Granville Community College & Johnston Technical College
Will Be Sponsoring a Truck Driver Training School In Vance County
Limited Enrollment
Classes Will Begin On January 4th, 1988
Deadline For Applicants Is December 15, 1987
Applicants must be 21 years of age ? North Carolina Residents and
Have Safe Driving Records
Interested individuals should contact
Frank Madigan or Sam Parsons
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Telephone: Henderson 492-2061? Oxford 693-6676
Pastor Makes Plea
For More Clothing
For Fire Victims
Warren County Cooperative
Ministries i WCG'M) is asking that
blankets, bedsheets, towels and
other linens be donated to its
clothing closet so that these
necessary items can be
distributed to victims of fire and
those who have suffered other
disabling accidents.
In recent weeks, many of our
fellow residents have been left
cold and without a roof over their
heads due to fires that have
destroyed their homes," the Rev.
Bob I/jwman, ministries chair
man, said this week. "Others who
do not have such needed items as
blankets are going cold at night.
We can help solve these problems
by giving the needed items so
that they can be distributed
accordingly."
If you have items to donate,
please contact the Rev. Mr.
lawman at 456-2121 or Mrs. Win
nie Thompson, secretary, at
257-1958. You can also write to the
organization at P.O. Box 100,
Norlina, 27563.
The donated items will be
available at the WCCM clothing
closet on East Franklin Street in
Warrenton. The closet, called
Second Hand Helping Hand," is
open to the public on the first and
second weekends of each month
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The closet
can also be opened at any time
for those in emergency
situations.
"During this Christmas season,
what better way to celebrate the
birth of the Christ Child than by
giving to others as His Father
gave so freely to us?" the Rev.
Mr. Cowman concluded.
Former Local Attorney
Seeking Judge's Seat
Oxford attorney Willie S. Dar
by has announced his candidacy
for election as district court judge
for the Ninth Judicial District,
composed of Granville, Person,
Franklin. Warren and Vance
counties.
Darby is seeking the judgeship
being vacated by the Honorable
Ben U. Allen, who is retiring
Darby graduated magna cum
laude from North Carolina Cen
tral University in 1975 with a B. A.
degree in political science.
He earned his law degree at
N.C. Central Law School in 1978.
Following his admission to the
bar in 1978, Darby was employed
by North Central Legal
DARBY
Assistance Program in Hender
son where he concentrated in
housing, consumer and hospital
law for two and one-half years.
He was associated with the
firm of T. T. Clayton, P.A. of
Warrenton for one year before
establishing his own practice.
He is a member of the N.C. Bar
Association, American Bar
Association, Federal District
Court for the Eastern District of
North Carolina, Charles William
son Bar Association and the N.C.
Association of Black lawyers.
Darby is a member of the Penn
Avenue Baptist Church in Oxford
where he serves on the deacon
board and as a Sunday School
superintendent and teacher. He is
a member of various community
and civic organizations and
serves as legal advisor for the
Granville County Friends of
Youth.
An Oxford native. Darby is
married to the former Margaret
D. Moore of Rocky Mount, an
elementary school teacher in
Granville County. The Darbys
have two daughters, Witasha and
Kranthia.
Announcing earlier that they
would seek the seat being
vacated by Judge Allen were
Warrenton attorney Julius E.
Banzet, III and Henderson at
torney Herbert Weldon Lloyd,
Jr.
Keep sliced apples from turning
brown by covering them with water
containing a small amount of lemon
or lime juice.
Nectarines may be used in any rec
ipe calling for peaches.
It pays
to advertise
in
The
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