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BOYS' HOME
Rector Resigns
The Rev. Eric Thornton, rector of St
Martin and St. John's Church of Eng.
land Boys' Homes, tendered his resign-
tion to Axchbishop Head on December 3"
It was accepted.
In his letter to the Archbishop, yr
Thornton said that, from every point of
view, it would be in the best interests
of the Church and its social services that
he should retire.
Mr Thornton added that he felt ex-
hausted after 15 years of endeavor, in.
eluding the extra strain of the past si
months.
At the same time Archbishop Head re.
ceived the resignations of Miss M. Thorn,
ton (house mistress) and Miss Anne
Clark (housekeeper), who were a$so.
ciated with the Rev. Eric Thornton at
the homes.
As the Question of the management of
the homes is being investigated by Mr
Beers, P.M., the Archbishop refrained
from making any comment beyond ad-
mitting that he had accepted the three
resignations.
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