Show Williamsburg On War Basis Colonial Restoration Now Caters to Military Men And Their Km Kin WILLIAMSBURG W War VA-War time tra el restrict ons have de deprived thIs historic city of almo almost t tall all of its cIvIlian tour but Williamsburg Wil now serves in III their place In an rig ng number of men m in inthe the armed forces m in th s strategic area Members of the famil es of these men also come to Will to ais IS t husbands sons and brothers and m in additon on there has been a great influx of construction workers from nearby Camp Peary the great new ne tram train ng center for the navy s Seabees The Colonial Williamsburg Resto rat on converted Its facilities to war ar needs as early as January 1 1941 by ng on fees to ItS s x bit on bu for olf cers and I enl sted men and the III Inn has been reserved eclus vely for officers of the armed forces and I their lam fam I 1 es since last June Kenneth Chorley president of Colonial Colomal Will sa d Dur mg the last 12 months th s country has changed from a peace basIS to toa toa a a ar bas s No rust mst indus tr al agricultural governmental onal rel rei g ous or cultural cultural- has any place m in th s coup coun ry unless It contributes to the preservatIOn of the principles for which ue e are fight mg Non No Training Center And so soh wh h le Ie Will was restored that the Un ted States m haae ha a shrine to wh cli ch Its c t zens might go better to understand the pies for wh ch our forefathers died It has been converted to a war aver basIs Many of the cornerstones of democracy vere v ere lard laId m in Will ems ams burg m in the EIghteenth century These prime pIes of democracy are the very things ash h ch we are today fighting to preserve In the years which have elapsed they have changed in name only We no v call them the four freedoms or the American way of We life Williamsburg not only has con converted converted Its physical facil ties so as asI asto asto I to help house feed provide t on and map msp rat on for the large i number of uniformed personnel con concentrated wIth n an accessible dIs dIstance distance I dIsI tance of the city bu buy m in addit on It has been a part of the official basic train ng program for all men ste sta stet toned t at the ant a replace replacement replacement i ment training center at Fort Eust s sVa sVa Va Educational Tours With the co on of Br g Gen Forrest E WIll Williford ord then command commanding commanding ing general at Fort Eust s men have via VIS ted W IV U 11 ea e erg since Mayas May as guests of Mr and Mrs John JOM D Rockefeller Jr I These convoys continued under Brig BrigGen BrigGen Gen Ed card vard A Stockton Jr who recently succeeded General Will VilI Willford ford until the crit cal shortage of gasoline necessitated the r suspension slon sion on January 23 More than 40 men have taken these educational tours as part of the r bas e a Ira tra sa d Mr l Charley Chorley and have seen seena a here and ho v the cornerstones of democracy a ere cre laid and have been Imbued with Ith the sp r t of real zat on that that hat theIr ancestors fought for forand forand and ga ned IS worth for and rig ng today Sever Sevel al restored taverns and Colonial Colo Colomal mal nial houses also have been res en cd for army and navy personnel WIl WIllIamsburg Williamsburg Lodge ho e eer er st II 11 serves bans as a ell cli as army and navy personnel housing continues one of the crit real Ical problems of the city as a ahole whole hole |