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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OP CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY BULLETIN
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper.Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 25—No. 253 TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 1952
Weather Thursday: High 52,
low 48, TAIN 1.78, humidity 91.
That rain was welcomed. Need
more. Fair weather predicted for
the weekend. Many people are
hiking to the mountains for the
beautiful foliage. . . The P. T. A.
has arranged for Pink Campbell’s
string band, and James Johnson’s
public address system to add to
the enjoyment of the Street Dance
Wednesday night Oct. 15. The P.
'f. A. will hold its regular meeting
the next day. Johnson’s Kitchenette
'n the Valley is closed for the
season. It is Tryon’s first drive
ija-jjefitinp' place. . . Earle Tisdale
4^^,ere from California for a visit
friends and his aunt Miss
Sara Tisdale. . . One of the nicest
treats was given Miss Mae Irene
Flentye Thursday afternoon at the
regular meeting of the Slewing
Circle at the Congregational
Church house. Instead of the sew
ing circle members many friends
in large numbers came in for tea
in honor of Miss Flentye. Mrs.
Emily Jackson san? a solo “To
Mae Irene”. Eugene A. Turner
nresented on behalf of the club,
a Coca-Cola bottle man with a
potato head. Then Nelson Jackson
gave a delightful talk on what Miss
Flentye had meant to the commun
ity and with a great deal of humor
delighted the audience with ex
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AMOS N. KUNKLE DIES
Amos N. Kunkle, 70, prominent
merchant and civic leader of Lynn,
died Thursday night at St. Luke’s
Hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at
McFarland Funeral Home with the
Rev. Finley Orr, pastor of the
Pacolet Baptist Church officiating.
Burial will be in Tryon Cemetery.
Mr. Kunkle was born December
26th, 1881, in Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania, one of 11 children
of Michael and Stozanne Vaughn
Kunkle. Soon afterwards the fam
ily moved to Catawba County, N.
C., where Mr. Kunkle leaves one
sister as a survivor, Mrs. Clara
Hefner, of Hickory; also several
nephews and nieces.
Mr. Kunkle was born a cripple
but -he did not let that interfere
with making a living. According
to a feature article by Monte
Dedman in The Charlotte Observer
two years ago, Mr. Kunkle came
to Lynn in 1903 to work with the
Tryon Hosiery Co. He had to sit
and do his work but he got.along
and handled around 12,000 indivi
dual pieces a day.
Mr. Kunkle took an active in
terest in community affars. He
organized and sponsored the Lynn
Baseball Team and was a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge as long
as it lasted here. He was a mem
ber of the Lynn School Board for
many years; and treasurer of Polk
County from 1916 until the office
was abolished by the legislature.
According to Dedman’s article,
Mr. Kunkle felt no bitterness to
ward life for being a cripple. He
operated a store at Lynn for 30
years or more and made friends.
He said: “I love the people and
know them all. They feel the same
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