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M r~~APPiIE ~ lekend 7:. JAutoGIaSS1 Ijý4711 MAIN ST. #1 & 2 L"- 5 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 142 No. 50 Friday, September 7, 2001 32 Pages Sherwood Hume (above) of Milton proud- ly stands beside the. McCormick Farmail H tractor he recently retreived Juat in time for the Steam-Era Show after seliing Il ut an auction 34 years ago. At ieft, Andrew Stirk, 16, pilota a massive 1919 Sawyer-Massey 68 HP steamn engins under the watchful eye of dad Dave. The annual Labour Day weekend e xtravaganza drew thousands to the Milton Fair Grounds. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE ',SteammEra Show another huge Labour Day success By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion It was a day for parades, locomio- tives and family flan. The 41st annual Steamn-Era Show, held over the Labour Day weekend, featured someihing for visitors off ail ages. Parents and children marveled at thse large stearn engisses, the saw miii and the rows of green, gray, yellow and red tractors that lined the Milton Fair Grounds. And no matter what the exhib- it was, be it a tractor or a model of a gas engine, there was always a story that went along with the show piece. "My father bought a Farinait H tractor in 1964," said Sherwood Hume, who had severai tractors and steain engines displayed. 1I kept it and one day, 1 don't know why, 1 decided to put it in an auc- tion in 1967. Roger Hadfieid bought it and I've heem tsying to wiggle it back froin him froin that day to this just because it's Dad's tractor." So Mr. Hadfield and Mr. Hume made a deal. "He said if 1 could fmrd hlm a tractor hie didn't already own he would trade," M. Hume said. 1I found hlmt a Super Six (tractor) and we traded a few weeks ago. *ses STEAM on page 9 L.. - - $1 .00 (GST included) Suspect arrested in devastating murder of 'quiet, kind' man By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion Those who knew Murray Dean Parrott would say he wasn't your typical man. He was more than a father, son, hus- band and friend. He was a quiet, friendly gentleman who went out of his way to listen, encourage, support and love. And hie was a cre- Murray Parroft ative man. For the pasi 12 years, he was the founder and owner of Moment, a cabinet-makmng bus-i- ness he operated oui of hss home on Queen Street. His business cards were even made oui of wood. Family members say there was warmth lu everythlug he huilt and he didn't believe lu advertislug hls busluess Phots by GRAHAM PAIS - word of moutis was ail hie needed. Dat. Kim Duncan of Halton Region The body of M. Panrott, 53, was founid Police taika to Queen Street residen behlud the curllug club on a dlut walking Saturday afternoon Iooking for ciui path near Millside Drive early last Friday in the murder of 53-year-old Murri moming. Parrott. An autopsy conciuded he dsed froin knife wounds to the neck and chest. There l was aiso bluni force to hls head and body. I Douglas Stokes, 19, of Mississauga, who ' ~ iiV~±i). had been working as a roofer in Milton, was arTested Sunday as a relative's home i o m n ......r St Ctarns ndws hrgdwith first- C mm n. .. degreensurder. He lu emnedi cus- Litestyles ...... 14 sody lu Ontario Court (provincial division) n f 0 .... lu Milton yesserday and will retum to couri Da iu .......2 to ses s triai date October 4. o i p rt 42 friends is that Murray would be tise îast one Classitiled ...27-2S to pick a fight with someone," a teary Pat Parron, bis wife of 23 years, told The Champion Tuesday.M;Fi« 0WM 7 'l've known Murray 25 years and I've *m e lo * reI heard his voice raise twice. Vicious shlugs ~ U~ 1 were donc to hlm. This is tise worse mis- fo Wb ab@PW0S u justice i could ever fathoin." 0 b H &. I l A a Hom lIua Ms Parrott said if bier husband had met e The Buidinl Box * eSeus* e adio Sêaok someone "with such rage lu their soul" he a Soirs * eEnhiigUICaIIsUl ApIllàuflb would have talked to thein and iried to a Ser* 0Shpiers Drug Malt eses FAMILY on page Il *saleiIijl aîuii inly s ai ay ÉLD i