Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
BY J. LUTHER KILLER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, January Ii
The revived Virginia Gazette, famous
as the first newspaper published south
ance in Williamsburg yesterday, with j.
A. Osborne, q veteran newspaper man.
as editor. william Parks, who had a
printing establishment at Annapolis,
Md, in 1880, moved his plant to Viz
ginia and printed the acts Of the General
Assembly, and In 1736-on August g.
issued the first number of the Gazette,
at that time only 6 by IL inches. The
subscription price was is shillings. The
new Gazette appears with five-colurnn
dress" of 20 pages.
Frequent efforts in the past to re-es-
tablish the old Gazette never had the
well organized support the present ven
ture has; for, first, the restoration of
Williamsburg, logically, meant the re-
vival of the Virginia Gazette as one of
the integral institutions of the Colonial
city. Mr.. Rockefeller's unique move
ment would not be complete without
the old printing Office, including the
original publication housed therein. A
picture Of the old ONCE Parks occupied
appears In the initial number Of the
new Gazette.
Ample Support Provided.
The Virginia Gazette, Inc, is an or
sional men of Williamsburg, who are
thus able to give the present paper the
material support no previous attempt
has had. The Gazette now has its own
printing plant and will henceforth be
one Of the vital points Of interest To
tourists, for while local paper. the
Gazette will be able to reflect accurately
the progress Of the Rockefeller move
ment as wen as other interests relating
to this section. However, from the very
nature of the historic appeal. which
gives kind of halo to the publica-
ton, the publishers will add features
from time to time Of wide national sig
nificance.
Among the leading men in public
life who have felicitated the Gazette
upon its revival are DIR. w. A. r. Good
win, originator Of the Restoration,
and Mr.. Kenneth Chorley. vice president
of the Williamsburg Holding Corpora
ton. DR.. Go0dwin's welcome to the
Gazette says 1--WE are glad the Gazette
has come back to observe what is going
on so that it can record for the present
and for posterity the story of the re-
Nuisance and restoration Of the ole
capital Of Colonial Virginia"
Ghosts" Add Welcome.
He is sure the ghosts that haunt the
city will smile welcome to the Gazette
Mr.. Chorley writes, your paper has
had long and honorable history, ane
we can wish nothing better than ar
equally prosperous and prolonged fu.
ture." Editor w. G. Stanard of the
virginia Historical Magazine of Rich.
| mond. says, THE rebirth of the Gazette
will prove one Of the most important
| perhaps most important feature of the
| restoration now going on"
| Gov. Byrd, in his congratulation says
1.-THE resumption of publication by tn,
| virginia Gazette is a matter which
should be of lively interest to the whole
State" His successor, DR.. John Gar
| land Pollard. says Of the new paper IL
his greetings, ut is an undertaken,
which appeals to the imagination ant
merits the sympathetic appreciation o
| every lover of the traditions of Virginia
and of the Nation" President j. A. c
Chandler writes to the editor, "Appre
ciating deeply the effort you are max
ing in this revival OF the Gazette"
The editor has received many letter
recently from all parts of the Unite,
States and Canada expressing like in
which gives to the paper on the oc
casion of its re-birth something of
national aspect.
OF Virginia Ancestry.
/ In fact Mr.. Osborne, the managin
editor, is a Canadian by birth, though
Of Virginia ancestry. He was a pub
Usher for some years In Canada, an,
in Virginia, later. He has experience,
adventures into the Hudson Bay regtol
and is also the author of book on hi
life in Canada. His broad outlook Wi
give to the Gazette of this new tim
an earnestness and the necessary edi
torial policy to be followed during tn
revival Of interest In the rich histories
associations of this section.
The paper, printed on white boo
paper, carries the same heading tina
william Parks used-"The Virgini
: Gazette. Continuing the freshets ad
vices, foreign and domestick." Extract
from the Gazette OF Colonial days ar
, found in the new issue and will form
prominent feature regularly. In TIL
, manner some of the atmosphere" G
; antiquity may attach to the revive
: weekly.
: The story of the various editors VIII
5 published the old Gazette until tn
capital was moved to Richmond Is
long one. This is told In q leadin
3 article in this first number, prepare
e Thy DR.. Ea4 q. SVEN. librarian Of Wi
! liam and Mary College. Sufice 1t I
say that Parks, having set UP secon