Record #:

35084

Author(s):

Overton, Lula Little

Abstract:

Told from the perspective of an uncle to some children, this is a story of how a hunting dog was able to track down opossums from laying in a wheelbarrow when he was too old to walk. There is a recipe for pine bark stew at the end.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955, p2-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore--Dogs; Hunting dogs; Hunting--Anecdotes; Recipes

Record #:

35086

Author(s):

Brown, S.S.

Abstract:

A collection of short stories from western North Carolina concerning the hiding of gold or money. The story titles are: “The Old Miser’s Pot of Gold,” “The Crazy Prospector,” and “Gold Nuggets of the Valley.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955, p17-19 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Money--North Carolina--History; Gold mines and mining--History

Record #:

35088

Author(s):

Washburn, B.E.

Abstract:

From his memory, the author relates some stories and lines from songs from his time as a student at Chapel Hill. They relate to college sports and some of the professors.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955, p27-30 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; College teachers--Tenure; College sports--North Carolina

Record #:

35092

Author(s):

Hudson, Arthur Palmer

Abstract:

The author recounts how he and a man he dined with puzzled over the origin of a word, “Gowbral.” It ended up being a combination of gar broth, used as a term referring to meanness.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Dec 1955, p38-39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Linguistics

Record #:

35094

Author(s):

Wilgus, D.K.

Abstract:

A brief note from the editor of “Kentucky Folklore” about a jingle.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p1 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music

Record #:

35095

Author(s):

Brown, Roy M.

Abstract:

A story about a girl who got bit by a venomous snake and whose father tried traditional remedies before going to a physician.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p1 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Medicine--Folklore; Madstones; Medicine--Magic, mystic, and spagiric

Record #:

35096

Author(s):

Cushman, Rebecca

Abstract:

Two short stories: “The Mule and the Circus Rider,” and “A Man of Honor.” The first story is about the bond a man had with his mule, and the second is a story that preludes the song “Pretty Saro.” Includes cover art.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p2-5, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Folklore--Animals; Witchcraft; Folk music--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; Ballads

Record #:

35098

Author(s):

smith, charles f.

Abstract:

Two brief stories about potential signs from the recently deceased.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore

Record #:

35100

Author(s):

green, paul

Abstract:

A collection of three stories, two dealing with the same witch doctor and the third about a couple who is set upon by a magical creature.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p6-10 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Witchcraft; Animal lore; Medicine--Magic, mystic, and spagiric

Record #:

35101

Author(s):

Dober, Virginia

Abstract:

The author debates what makes people, and potentially herself, part of the ‘folk.’ She mentions many folk medicines and superstitions that were common in her area, but that she herself half doubted, half believed.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p15-22 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Superstition; Folklorists

Record #:

35125

Author(s):

Sturgill, Virgil L

Abstract:

Abstract: The story of how a ballad was lost and then found again, although it was never truly lost in the first place. ‘George Collins’ can also be replaced with ‘Tom Collins.’ Complete with the lyrics and sheet music.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p31-33 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Ballads; Folk songs

Record #:

35126

Author(s):

Brown, S.S.

Abstract:

A brief statement about the origins of a well-known saying.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956, p Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sayings and phrases

Record #:

35127

Author(s):

Colgrave, Bertram

Abstract:

The story of how a giant worm, also called a dragon, terrorized a town until it was slain. The knight who killed the worm had help from a witch, and he and his family was then cursed for not following the witch’s directions precisely.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p2-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Animal lore; Witchcraft; Folk tales--North Carolina

Record #:

35128

Author(s):

Windley, T.P.

Abstract:

A letter written by a store clerk in Mississippi about a wedding the after effects of what must have been a very fun house party.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tar Heel (Name)

Record #:

35129

Author(s):

Pender, Louise

Abstract:

A song composed by the author complete with the lyrics and sheet music, based upon a story she had read about in a Raleigh newspaper. It was a story about two young girls fighting over a spool of thread, which turned into a family debacle.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p11-16 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Folk songs; Ballads