Biographies: Harvey Rhymes, 1951, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 25, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise (Know Your Neighbor Column)

Mechanic Rhymes Got Start on Old Model T

"I've been bustin' bolts on these old motors for many a day," said Harvey
Rhymes, motor mechanic at Winn Motors, Inc. in Winnfield.

Rhymes stated he has been working off and on since 1926 with Winn Motors, the
last stretch since returning from the Navy in 1945.  He served 33 months with
the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II.

His experience has paralleled the growth of the modern auto industry.  Rhymes
first began tinkering on the old Model-T Ford, back in 1918 when he was just a
boy.  He graduated to the Model-A, B-Model, which held the first V-8 motor,
and progressed to the present cars, equipped with all their modern
innovations.

The mechanic declined an opinion on which is the best Ford motor now on the
road.  Later in the interview, he answered "No" to the question, "Do you think
the present Fords will outlast the A-Model?"

"The Model A is the old standby, and would last even longer if new parts were
available," is Rhymes' opinion.

Many an owner, of the haywire and pliers school, would vouch for this.

Rhymes discounts any accusation that he might "know it all" about cars.  "You
learn something new every day of working on them."

A native of Jonesboro, Rhymes has lived in Winnfield most of his working days.

He married the former Eunice Williams after returning from the Navy in 1945.