In November 1932 Harvey Farrel and four friends drove an old Chevrolet truck (belonging to Harvey’s father), and moved from Blackie AB (near Calgary) to Crooked Creek (east of Grande Prairie). Harvey’s parents had moved up there the summer before, and built a cabin on a homestead. The parents had since moved back home, so the five young men lived in their cabin. Each of the men took their own homesteads in the Cornwall district. In the winter of 1933, the friends built a new cabin. They all enjoyed playing cards, and playing at dances in Crooked Creek and DeBolt. Harvey played guitar and sang western songs. In the spring and fall, the fellows moved south to work, and back north in the winter. The pay was small, but enough to survive. When WW II started in 1939, Harvey joined the services. His friend, Bill Parker, applied but was not accepted.
Source: Across the Smoky p. 221-222 Story by Bill Parker – photo; p. 347 name in Roll of Honour