This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------68C02034FFE3E43099EBBD78 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------68C02034FFE3E43099EBBD78 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="brymes51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="brymes51.txt" Biographies: Harvey Rhymes, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. 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. --------------68C02034FFE3E43099EBBD78--