Through the employment office in nearby Cobourg, Chris found a new job working on the Machlin farm. But Mr. Machlin was a hard-driving, God-fearing man, who expected his new employee to work from four in the morning until ten at night without complaint. After only a few months, Chris knew that this was not what he wanted.
A manure spreader at Machlin's farm, Chris's second job, in Cobourg, Ontario, 1953. (CMC, Christian Bennedsen Collection, P35-7.E1-68.001, E2007-00191)