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BIO The Acton Free Press Wed June One day at a time The vow of anonymity is understood by alt who attend the meetings of the Acton Anon group a Com mumty Services Centre pro gram held at the Anon is for friends and relatives of alcoholics or even the drinkers who have kicked the habit The purpose of the program according to organ is to help attenders hare their experiences strength and hopes with others in similar faljncei Improving emotion health and spiritual growth and providing a more wholesome environment for the whole family including ihedlcohohc drunk or sober art other major purposes Improve yourself idea of the program is self improving ex plained Shirley one of the organizers of the Acton group tor some other from had travel ltd to Georgetown for At meetings before or one here You can only improve yourself You change other people Mrs emphasized that the meetings are not for people to attend to feel sorry for themselves and to com plain about their spouse but to find oneself realize that the nonalcoholic is not per feci and to seek out the weak points In oneself In this a person can belter cope with an alcoholic or practicing alcoholic a drunk who has kicked the habit At the Acton meeting no one knows anyone last names Organizers have first names and last initial telephone number Mrs said sometimes good friends are mode at the meetings and they eventually learn their full names but only if they The vow of anonymity is entrusted to all meeting goers None want their own identity revealed so they trust others not to say any thing They in turn out of res for the other people keep the vow In many instances Mrs says the spouse of the still practising alcoholic has found that she or he has become the sole supporter of the family because of the other drink ing Resentments build up nagging and complaining re sult With the nagging and complaining the alcoholic drinks more and more When the spouse attends Anon he or she learns that alcoholism is a disease Mrs W says and that disease is an obsession to drink At the meetings he or she sees what Is being done wrong ie nag and learns to live a new way of life By doing this he or she can cope with the at home one day at a time Many limes Mrs W ex plained after a male alcoho lic has resumed a normal non drinking life he resumes his role as head of the house The woman who for some lime has been in charge has her nose put out of joinl and the nagging continues Al Anon helps her in his way too Anon is a self supporting group When the Acton group started they had support from the Georgetown and groups in the way of small cash donations and literature There are no membership dues and people are free to come to a meeting when ever they please Mrs explained that the serenity a person receives at cannot be maintain unless you give it to someone else You pass on your hope and understanding to a new member who in turn passes on to someone else Acton has terrific doctors who will talk honestly about your spouse she says She also has high praise for the town clergy in helping cope with the problem Friends and relatives of a practising or still Using alcoholic tan find peace of mind at Al Anon and can lake a step further into leading a normal life once again Reject hike Lot levies in Hills will stay at the present until a study be presented at the end of the is completed Last week Councillor Hie Morrow proposed a in but council decided to keep the levie at their present level for the lime being Councillor Harry Levy said change at this time would only mean another change when Ihc report came in legion has turned the collection of their lot levy for sewers and water back to the town The town levy is making a total of Morrow said he did not with high lot levies Only Morrow and Hurst opposed the increase voted to leave them as they are until July 1 when the report is due Home in garage Hills engineering department will find a home in the last two bays of the addition to the works garage The length of their stay in- these quarters will depend on the future of the municipal complex which has not yet been approved by council Councillor Hyde pointed out the engineering department would be home less when the shift of the ambulance garage the fire- hall and the works garage takes place He said his committee had investigated renting space and using port able buildings He said the cost of was 30 while the tost of making space suitable for the engineering depart i the I bays was Only Councillors Levy Morrow opposed the spending to house the department in the two- westerly bays of the works garage ANNE PERRY left Mild Vera Story of Georgetown a white suit and blouse during the Y s annual auction sale at the arena last Friday Many people bought used and useful items from the sale or gave their bids to auctioneer Max Storey for the things they wanted Big crowd Bids total at Ys Mens auction 111 tolled with tin bids ihi i iuiIiui silt iteiiiriL in tin Sinn if volunteer auctioneer he heard bids during the that added up to almost After expenses the expects to have about for work hi id tin rumii Mi in Men Ik- in is ind l junk found buyers if he If lUf hi run iin if it 1 it It I lo fn less id in Ie i it is sir ip l ised ill llu ri tin fund Region to define goals objectives thin phase I dries while meeting in to the establishment and for the region an import part of the lie of in pi in In the firsl isi winch should be eomplettii in planning si ill will re win existing reports I ilk irea regit lent spec i roups in the region so issues problems can be indenlified I 1 limine boards minor Hips and roups will ill consulted 1 Concerns expressed in region a newspapers nil lie ex a mined During ihi sitond Ihi dal i withered in pin si one will lit digested ind the planners ill jn for Ihrei will brine intensive public anil in I for four wicks ind lime 1ihor should hut input into his should have it i Hilton Mills planner the objectives indenlificilion procedure is similar to the ot the region s interim pi limine policies lilt region should i mi the ire i councils dler it hid some is down on piper phist one i and issue- hive been mil ndent rem 1 nlil thai is pi cm louneils the with this Hi Choose it TILDEH ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS GEORGETOWN Ml it ml e kepi ifore Die mil durinj their studs mil the publics concern titling It reflected in the mis id objectives Hilton Hills iiincillir lis Iuh is intern ml ricjonli il list reports which inn hue been fir the last six ir sum its of ports llir kind if should li till Mirth I llns ill nil inform ilrmr reflects gr iss ils tlrmkirif in II rlli so dun l piss tins work bee ruse il me ml it expense l Ha Hills Ham iclntd luby Ihtn is of in il silling on shelves In award given I lie i I ist list of site dm mi iwnrds to drivers for Denny bus lints son received two ife driving pin not i one pin Sorry FREE ADMISSION BINGO EVERY MONDAY 715 pm CASH PRIZES INTERNATIONAL JACKPOT MUST GO Funday Special MUST GO 20 Regular Games each PLUS MANY MORE EXCITING GAMES Bring This Ad For Double Card for 20 Regular Games 2nd Early Bird Buses in Milton and Acton Area Call 3687 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE Airport and Derry Rd MONDAY IS n 45 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8773441 mQM ANOTHER WOULD Our Lower Level Young People Domain GWGSCRUBBIES PATCH POCKET JEAN Reg LARGE FLAIR 21 95 Waist Sizes to Leg Sizes 32 SPtCIALH LEVI CORDS BROKEN SIZES to ASSORTED LEG LENGTHS LADIES SHIRTS SIZES 5 to 15 ORIGINALLY to 18 WE DO ALTERATIONS