Jimmy's Done It At Least, Christos Jimmy 1B.pdf

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This is Jimmy Christos and his popcorn cart in Belleville during the 1930s. In the late 1950s, Jimmy gave up his popcorn cart because the license fee had doubled to $50. He returned to restaurant kitchen work. But maybe Jimmy hadn't quite given up. He had saved $1,000 when one day early last year he ran into a former ball play- er who used to buy his pop- corn at games. TROUBLES In this chance meeting, lawyer Robert Temple, then Liberal MP for Hastings South, learned that Happy Jimmy had troubles. That afternoon, Bob Tem- ple, 39, took Jimmy to Judge J. C. Anderson who, according to the lawyer, simply asked Jimmy if he liked Canada and intended to stay here. On getting em- p h a tic "Yes" answers, Judge Anderson accepted his application for citizen- ship and Jimmy received his certificate in Belleville court on July 10, 1964. Framed, it hangs in the first house he has had in 36 years in Canada. Then Mr. Temple told Jimmy that the Canadian Embassyin Belgrade, on in- structions of the External Affairs Department had arranged next week's flight for which Jimmy had al- ready paid. The conversation vealed that Jimmy hadn't told Mr. Temple he had bor- rowed $700 from the bank to meet the party's plane fares of $1,600. 'I thought you had the money," said the surprised lawyer. "Oh no," said Jimmy. I pay back $30 a month." (Interest-free loans may be sought from Federal im- migration authorities.) What should be done about immigrants like Jim- my Christos? OMBUDSMAN - QU

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