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lusrltttant uraftng xabcofaxtlomng systems 1lwsfcoew7 4711748 craftsmanship rmir jkuimoh tribune community tlta fora m pbopfflly evaluatiom cauiahbatt 644960 remax imperial reaityltd serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area a metroland community newspaper wednesday june 8 1988 nichols family leaves tankful of memories by jim thomas three framed plaques are prominently displayed behind the counter at allans shell woodbine avenue rr 1 gormley each contains the following descriptive for friendly business relations and service to the public the plaques will soon be gone but their message will never be forgot ten allan and kathy nichols daughters debbie and darlene are pulling up stakes june 27 theyve purchased a home in keene ont allan will own and operate a petro canada station at hwys 7 and 134 pear peterborough sad to leave were sad to leave allan admits gormleys a fine community he describes his customers as friends and neighbors since 90 per cent of his business has been local j allan 43 was born in victoria square son of cecil and florence nichols he attended ss 6 public school markham and richmond hill high school he apprenticed for his mechanics license at wm neal motors richmond hill it was april 1969 when allan acquired the shell station north of sgormley it was closed and boarded up at the time allan started from scratch he also built his own home nearby with the help of my neighbors he quickly points out help from family allan praises the assistance provided by his wife and daughters icouldnt have done it without them he says i the same goes for staff employees michael wright chris cook pave empringham michael empringham and michael toole over the past 19 years allans shell has graduated 16 mechanics because of business pressures allans found it difficult to join local fclubs and organizations hes always been very supportive however his sponsorship of the charlie warriner fund will long be remem bered charlie warriner was a young markhamarea man who was partially paralyzed because of a hockey accident through money raised a handcontrolled van was purchased charlie now on the staff of stouffville coop was employed at allans shell for a time many breakins j the station has been the scene of 29 breakins allan says including one the first day he arrived they cleaned me out he recalls the acquisition of a sharpeyed watchdog has cut the theft count considerably he notes allan already has expansion plans at his new site hell add a res taurant and three service bays 5 purchaser of his present place is eurig sib yoon owner of the yariefy store in gormley goodbye to gormle allan nichols gives the personal service touch to one more car before his departure from the shell gas station in gormley he and his family are moving to keene near peterborough ontario on june 27 there hell operate a petro canada station a reception for allan and his family will be held saturday june 11 at victoria square community centre beginning at 630 pm tickets are available for 20 per person at allans shell or from john doner 8875027 jim thomas nre noreen stevens wife of member of parliament sinclair stevens lays a wreath at the memorial site in stouffville jim thomas denis nseryatio a turtle of a tale c8 w if jwire receiving com focus onils own youre mis sing news from stouffville and tho surrounding area which appears lor thetrlbune jet the wtoe subscribe ipletsctcallthe tjribuncdis- tribation department at 640- 21tors2292 v war memories recalled the horrors of war were recalled for veteran john cain foreground of royal canadian legion branch 42 toronto mr cain attended the service sunday in memory of trouper joseph bell killed in action 35 years ago in korea trp bell grew up on the 0th concession of mar kham and later lived at rr 4 stouffville prior to volunteering for overseas duty in the korean conflict it was bill sandiford a close friend who drew attention to the fact trp bells name was not cn- scrihed on a cross at the cenotaph in stouffville the service sunday was in recognition of joe bell paying the supreme sacrifice june 6 1953 jim thomas by jim thomas caroline bright brushed a tear from her eye after laying a wreath at the base of a white cross near the cenotaph in the stouffvil le cemetery sunday the inscription read simply- jr bell the story behind this act of re membrance and the procession of remembrances to follow recalled the date of june 6 1953 when trooper tpr joseph raymond bell of rr 4 stouffville paid the supreme sacrifice he died in hospital from wounds received in battle during the ko rean war his mother remembers so do his brothers daniel of canning- ton pat at home lionel of brad ford and sister sandra appleton of pefferlaw all attended the ceremonial tribute sunday mrs bright and husband grant reside in utica it was bill sandiford a close friend of tpr bell who initiated the ceremony the korean veter ans association the royal dra goons stouffville branch branch 459 of the royal canadian legion and unit 11 of the ontario veter ans association accepted the challenge the end result was a solemn service unlike anything seen here before were gathered here today to honor a hero chairman paul saulnierof port perry told family members and friends he de scribed the korean conflict as a war no one understood joseph raymond bell never won a gold medal he never walked on the moon but he sur passed all of these he gave his life for his country as a boy joe bell lived on the 9th cone of markham and attended ss no 19 public school later his parents moved to rr 4 stouffville cone 6 and the vandorf sideroad tpr bell enlisted in 1951 fol lowing a period of only eight months in the korean war zone he was critically wounded in bat tle may 24 1953 and died 12 days later in hospital he lies buried at a beautifully maintained cemet ery in seoul all levels of government were represented at sundays service noreen stevens for her hus band mp sinclair stevens mpp bill ballinger and town council lor jim rae mr ballinger read a letter of commendation from ontario premier david peterson branch president dave mcquaker represented the stouffville legion both mr mcquaker and mr rae received engraved certifi cates of appreciation music for the occasion was pro- vided by the whitchurch- stouffville concert band the last post and reveille were sounded by bugler kent wideman a beautiful hymn was sung by tammie chilco of port perry accompanied by husband paul on guitar the procession of miltary per sonnel extended almost a quarter mile to the cemetery gates following the unveiling of the memorial cross wreaths were placed at the legion cenotaph five hundred and sixteen cana dians died in the korean conflict tpr joseph raymond bell was one his sacrifice was not in vain concluded chairman saulnier through the efforts of volunteers like tpr bell a nation was given a chance legion branch 459 president david mcquaker and councillor jim rae show their plaques of appreciation at the cenotaph the service honor ing korean soldiers was held sunday jim thomas