THE TWELVE
TRADITIONS —
WHAT THEY
MEAN IN A.A,

Alcoholics Anonymous, a
fellowship of some 1,000,000
former problem drinkers,
has flowrished since its
founding in 1935.

Today, there are almost
28,000 local groups of men
and women who “share
their experience, strength
and hope with each other,
that they may solve their
common problem and help
others to recover ~ from

. alcoholism.”

There are groups and lone

members in about 92
_countries throughout the

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* world and several hundred

hew groups are formed each
year.

No rigid rules and
regulations govern these

eople once throught
opeless. Their primary
purpose is to stay sober.
There isno hierarchy and no
government. There are no
dues or fees. The only
requirement for
bership is a desire to stop
drinking. .

The fund of A.A. ex-
perience accumulated over
the years has been reduced
to twelve simple Traditions
which are regarded as
essential to the continuing
survival of Alcoholics

mem-~

Anonymous.

The Traditions first ap-
peared in 136 in the A.A.
Grapevine, the Fellowship's
international monthly
journal and were accepted
by the movement at its first
International Convention, in
Cleveland in 1950. They have
never been regarded as
dogma. They are subject to
continuing scrutiny and
open to interpretation. The
Traditions can be changed
by a three-quarters vote of
the groups registered with
the General Service Office
of A.A.

1, Our common welfare
should come first; personal
recovery depends on A.A.
unily,

Vegetable gardens for

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Growing your own
vegetables is a great way to
beat inflation--and there's
still time to plant for late
August and September
picking if you haven't done
so yet. Even when vegetable
prices are at their lowest in
the supermarkets, the cost
of home-growns is lower
still. For example, tomatoes
you pick from your own
‘bushes will cost pennies a
pound instead of 50 or 60
cents,

At this stage, slow-
maturing vegetables such
as celery, onions, parsley
and winter squash can no
longer by planted from secd,
the most economical way to
plant. But there's a long list
of faster-maturing
vegelables that you can still
sow. Most green bean
varieties, green peas,
tomatoes, carrots and sweet
corn mature in 60 to 90 days.

Several salad greens are
even quicker to mature:
Lettuce -especially leaf
' lettuce--cucumbers, and

green peppers, can be

harvested within 50 to 80

day's of seeding and radishes

ure often ready for picking
after only three weeks.

An open, sunny plot with
rich, fertile soil is the best
site for a garden. But,
homeowners With small
properties and less-than-
ideal soil can grow
vegelables in very limited
spaces, according to the new

Ortho Garden Book, Ail

About Vegetables, which is

planned for the person who

has never grown a radish
before as well as the ald
hand who needs new ideas.

‘The book suggests flower

borders, boxes, window

boxes and other containers
‘for vegetable growing.
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Ltn wives suggeslions and
planting plans tor a no-

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Colonel Sanders recipe

late starters

to convert a terrace or patio
into a tub-container garden
of herbs and = such
vegetables as tomatoes,
brussel sprouts, squash,
eggplant, peppers, and
lettuce.

Tomatoes, lettuce and
snapbeans are the leading
favourites for most families.

Add a few plants of
summer squash, peppers,
eggplants, a row or lwo of
carrots and beets with
cucumbers trained over a
fence or trellis, and you'll
have sufficient variety to
please every palate. Any
surplus can be preserved or
put in the — freezer.

A continuous supply of
fresh vegetables is possible
when successive plantings
in small quantities are
made. For example, if the
first planting of leaf lettuce
fs in June, make another
sowing in July and again in
early August, suggests All
About Vegetables. A
problem, when space is
limited, is to find room for
the second and third
planting, while the first
planting is still in place. One
solution, suggests (he book,
is lo plant quick-maturing
«rops between the slow
growers:

Lettuce transplants
between tomato plants

Leltuce transplants in the
shade of bush heans

Radishes planted
alonyside any vegetable

For continuous harvesting
in the small graden-or in
any size garden-stand-by
plants in peat pots, such as
Peppers, tomatoes, squash,
roccoli, brussel sprouts,
should be ready to pop into
the ground as space
becomes available after any
crop is harvested. ‘These
trunsplants can be ones you
slurted from seed or pur-
chased .locally.

Most gardeners know that
soi] must be forked over and
raked before sowing seeds

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or setting out transplants,
but how to improve existing
soil, especially if it is heavy
clay or very sandy, does
present a problem.

“The only quick way to
change either a heavy clay
soil to a light sandy soil is
through the addition of
organic matter,’ explains
All About Vegetables. “Not
just a little organic matter
but lots of it.”

Adding organic. matter,
such as peat moss, animal
manures, rotted leaves;
decayed sawdust or com-

st improves clay soils and

elps sandy soils hold
nufrients and moisture, the
book adds.

When heavy soils drain
poorly, or are underlined by
hardpen or a shallow layer
of racks oF eins
vegetables in raised beds is
recommended by All About
Vegetables. Make the height
of the bed 12 inches above
the’ existing surface, use
railroad ties, 1l-or 2-inch
boards or bricks or concrete
blocks to hold the added soil,
which can be a light-weight
mix rich in organic matter.
Or use synthetic soil mixes
to. fill the

Synthetic soil mixes,
available at garden centers,
offer many advatages to the
box-and-tub or roof-top
gardener. They are clean
and free from weed seeds
and diseases. And filled
containers, because they
are so light, are easy to
move.

Even ‘‘dirt gardeners”
with plenty of ground space
and soil are switching to
growing tomatoes in tubs of
synthetic soil. Tomato
plants, along with eggplants
and peppers, are attractive
enough to take the place of
ornamentals on the terrace
or patio.

Colonel Sanders and his boys make it “finger lickin’ good” at
the ERNIE’S TAKE HOME near you.

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beds.

2, For our groups purpose
there is but one ultimate
authority — a loving God as
He may express Himself in
our group conscience. Our
leaders are but trusted
servants; they do’ not
govern,

3. The only requirement
for A.A. membership is a
desire to stop drinking.

4. Each group should be
autonomous except in
matters affecting other
groups or A.A. as a whole.

5, Each group has but one
primary purpose — to carry
its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.

6. An A.A. group ought
never endorse, finance, or
lend the A.A. name to any.
related facility or outside
enterprise, lest problems of
money, property, and
prestige divert us from our
primary purpose.

7. Every A.A. group ought
to be-fully self-supporting,

declining outside con-

tributions.

8. Alecholics Anonymous
should remain forever
notiprofessional, but our
service centers may employ
special workers.

9, AA. as such, ought
never be organized; but we
may create service boards
or committees directly
responsible to those they
serve.

i0. Alcoholics Anonymous
has no opinion on outside
issues; hence the A.A. name
ought never be drawn into
public controversy.

11..Qur: public relations
policy is based on attraction
rather than promotion; we
need always maintain
personal anonymity at the
evel of press, radio and
films. .

12. Anonymily is the
spiritual foundation of all
our Traditions, ever
reminding us to place

principles before
sonalities.

The important Twelfth
Tradition on anonymity
simply means that there is
no public mention of a
Member’s relationship to
the Society. This is -im-
portant because:

1. Most active alcoholics
will shun any source of help

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which might reveal their

identity.

2. Past events indicate
that those alcoholics who
seek public recognition as
A.A, members may drink
again.

3. Public attention and
publicity for individual
members of A.A. would
invite self-serving com-
petition and conflict over
differing personal views.

The Twelve Traditions
parallel the Twelve Steps of
the program of personal
recovery from alcoholism.
Both the Traditions and the

Steps are the result of ex-
perience. Both allow for
individual _ interpretation.
Both are intended basically
as guides to the survival of
alcoholics —- personally and
in the group structure of
A.A. Most A.A. groups
facing a serious problem
wind up referring to the
Traditions for guidance.

A.A. groups require a
minimum of informal
service organization. A
small committee is usually
elected to arrange for a
meeting place, provide
refreshments, line up
speakers, take up the
collection and handle other
chores.

In nosense, however, does
this committee “run’’ the
group. The usual practice is
to rotate these officers at
frequent intervals. Although
not provided for in the
Traditions, the principle of
rotation is a vital part of the

If you nced help telephone
695-3636 or 635-5421)

A.A. way of doing things. at
all levels. .

The average A.A.
member is more interested
in these Traditions than’
would be the case in some
other organization. He feels
that he owes his continuing .
sobriety to the existence of
the Fellowship. He is
determined that it shal]:
survive, lest his own sur-
vival be threatened. Even
though the risk may be™
small, most A.A.’s prefer
not to take it.

Time is the test of any
tradition and A.A. members
find time has proved the
value of their Traditions for
group survival.

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CAREFULLY

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m3 Bedroom duplex unit. Very
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Building lots, residentiat and
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635-5691

This Hamer Street home
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Appealing property to a trucker.

or equipment operator. Shop

30'x92 with 12 ff. doors and 3 {

other storage sheds, 4 bedroom
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‘In excelfent condition. Property | ;

size 60'x200’. Asking price
$32,500. Call H. Godlinski, 635.
$397,

Looking far small acreage or
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FOR SALE
Duplex $25,000 full price, Call
E.M. Diessner, 635-2089,

635-5397

Horst Godlinski

Abig family home, 1800 sq. ff., 6
bedrooms, recently
redecorated, hig vegetable‘ and
fruit garden. A very attractive
home priced at only $54,000. For
further information call H.
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Rambling 4 bedroom home on

Y% acre, has garden area,

chicken coop, pens for rabbits,
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to be appreciated. Phone Ron
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4 year old home an 1.74 acres,
only 10 minutes from town. 2
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Nicely landscaped, good soll for
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R tgage. For more information
call H. Godfinski, 635-5397.

On quiet “no through street’.
Park area borders side and rear
of jot. 3 bedroom home about 2
years old in excellent condition.
in $40,000 range. Phone Hans
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Two houses for the price of one.
Located close to Thornhill
schools. Large 60'x200' lof. Low
down payment. Phone Barb
Parfitt, 435-6768 for viewing.

635-2612

* schools,

Ron Earl

Revenue heme. Ciean 3
bedroom home plus 2 bedroom
self-cantained suite. ground
level. Close to schools and
hospital. Try your offer. Phone
_Barb Parfitt, 635-6768 to view.

Truly elegant! Spanish style 4
bedroom home located on Pear
Street. This home has been
reduced in price and is an ex-
cellent buy at $65,000. Phone H.
Godlinski, 635-5397. This hame
should be viewed before you buy
another, .

someone able fo finish up some
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Must be sold, Open to offers on
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Sales representatives at 635.
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4 bedroom home on large lot

m onquletno through street. Has 2

bathroams, recreation room,
laundry room & carport. Less
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asking price under
$50,000. Call Frank Skidmore,
635.5691 and arrange to view.

Family hame on two city tots. 2
bedrooms upstairs and 2
downstairs. Oit heat, close to
centre af fawn, 2 lots used as
vegetable garden, all fenced,
bly garage with breereway.
Full price oniy $38,000, Call H.
Godlinskl, 635-5397.

"Barb Parfitt
635-6768

This will be a bargain buy for .

Older cottage centrally located
in town. Brand aew interior.
Modest down payment, no

. financing to arrange. $18,000

full price. Hans Cautien, 435-
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