The AC Phoenix
December 2002
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Special (Juidod
Candlelighl Tours of
Old Salem offered in
earl> December
Special guided candlelight tours of
Old Salem offered in early
DecemberOn December 5,6, 7 and 12,
13 & 14, Old Salem will offer special
guided candlelight tours of the district
for adults and children.Tours will begin
at the Old Salem visitor center at three
times: 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. Registered
tour participants will start with an
audiovisual program showcasing the
historic traditions of a Salem
Christmas. After the program, a
costumed guide will lead the group into
the decorated historic district, sharing
a portion of the unique story of Salem,
North Carolina.
The candlelit tour will culminate in a
visit to the John Vogler House on Main
Street, where visitors will experience an
early American Christmas in the year
1840. They will learn about traditional
Christmas decorations and customs in
this town and participate in period
Christmas entertainments, such as car
ols, music and/or dramatic readings.
As guests leave the house, they may
refresh themselves with hot cider and
Christmas cakes or other treats from
the Vogler kitchen, prepared and
served on site by costumed Cld Salem
staff.
Pre-registration for a limited number
of spaces for each tour will be available
by calling the Cld Salem Visitor Center,
9-5 Monday through Saturday, or 1:30-
5 Sunday, at (336) 721-7352. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $5 for children,
and may be pre-paid with a credit card
or paid by credit card, check or cash on
the evening of the tour. Cn the day of
each tour, reservations can also be
made starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Visitor
Center. A discount will be offered to
persons purchasing an Cld Salem tour
ticket for that day.
Call (336) 721-7350 during the day
for more information. Reservations may
be made by calling (336) 721-7352 or
visiting the Cld Salem Visitor Center in
person.
Black
Population
Continue to
Grow
(Special to the NNPA)—The
African-American population has
grown 16 percent over the last 10
years, according to a report from the
U.S. Census Bureau.
The report indicates that the num
ber of African-Americans has grown
three times as fast as the White
population between 1990 and 2000.
The nation’s White population
increased 6 percent over the last
decade. Blacks still are 12 percent
of the nation’s residents.
While 3 million African-Americans
live in New York City, 19 million of the
nation’s 35 million Blacks live in the
South’s 10 states, which each have
more than 1 million Black residents.
The majority of Whites live in the
South and Midwest.
“We expected the numbers in the
South to be high because that has
been a general trend over the years,”
Jesse McKinnon of the Census
Bureau told reporters. “Blacks tend
ed to reside in the South at least over
the last 30 or 40 years.”
Gary, Ind., has the highest
concentration of African-Americans
with 85 percent, followed by Detroit
with 83 percent. The highest
proportion of Whites is in Livonia,
Michigan where they comprise 97
percent of the residents.
The Census Bureau has previously
reported that the nation’s White
majority will diminish in numbers, with
Whites becoming a minority shortly
after 2050.
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A Prayer For The New Year
By: Roy Anthony Borges
May the peace, love, joy and happiness of life be with us throughout the
new year. May all our suspicious doubts and fears be erased so that Your
light may shine forth in us all.
Give us the strength to stop blaming other people for our problems and
the wisdom to check out ourselves first, for then we will discover that a
majority of our problems, suspicions and wrong deeds are our own fault.
Teach us to remember that we pay a price for the lessons that we learn in
this life and that no matter how smart or tough we think we are, we can be
had. The race of life is not won by the swift and the greedy. Let me be able
to be the same whether I have abundance or poverty.
No one owes us anything and no one in our life is going to be totally true
and faithful to us. So let us stop looking for it and recognize that no one is
perfect, that people are human and. make
mistakes. Add forgiveness to our ways and
rid us of all bitterness.
Replace in our hearts a desire to know
You and a longing to please You, for we
know the rewards shall be great.
May we always be grateful for being alive
and realize that no matter what the
problems or circumstances may be that You
will carry us through them.
Let us think positively about today, for
tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone. Life
is too short to waste time on the things we
can’t change.
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