{"id":859,"date":"2014-01-30T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebzbproductions.ebzb.org\/bonded-through-memories-the-eatonton-messenger-eatonton-ga\/"},"modified":"2014-01-30T21:41:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T21:41:00","slug":"bonded-through-memories-the-eatonton-messenger-eatonton-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/2014\/01\/30\/bonded-through-memories-the-eatonton-messenger-eatonton-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonded Through Memories, The Eatonton Messenger, Eatonton, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPeople from all walks of life gathered at The Plaza Arts Center Friday to share in the experience of \u201cWar Bonds: The Songs & Letters of World War II.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe musical production sent the audience reminiscing through songs and personal letters from the era.  David zum Brunnen and Serena Ebhardt filled the stage with wartime memories and tunes, and the stories came from letters and interviews with World War II veterans. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nMusical Director Julie Florin created wartime nostalgia through classics such as \u201cDon\u2019t Sit under the Apple Tree\u201d and \u201cBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy.\u201d <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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\n\u201cThese songs bring back a lot of memories,\u201d said Putnam County resident Maribel Franklin. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nAs Franklin stood with her program in hand, she enthusiastically recalled the words to \u201cDon\u2019t Sit under the Apple Tree\u201d as if it had just been released. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nNot only was there excitement on stage, but there were very special guests in the audience, as well. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nPutnam County resident Bob Landau, who is helping organize a Veteran\u2019s Wall of Honor in downtown Eatonton, recognized 10 local veterans of WWII: J.T. Brock, John Griffin, George Jordan, Lloyd Kelly, Sam McLeroy, Walter Nelson, Joe Parham, the Rev. Jesse Porter, Leon Pressley and James Waller. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nTwo of them \u2013 Jordan and Porter \u2013 attended the show and were applauded by the crowd.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nAn 11th WWII vet was discovered during intermission when Hilda Spurlock\u2019s nephew approached Bob Landau and asked why his aunt had not been mentioned with the others. <\/span><\/div>\n
\nThe answer was simple \u2013 Landau didn\u2019t know she was a WWII vet. Spurlock immediately received the recognition she deserved: Following intermission, Landau announced the discovery and introduced her to applause from the audience. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAlso in the audience was Eatonton resident Helen Collins, who had her debut as a model in 1944. Collins, a toddler, was in the right place at the right time: Her father worked for an ad agency that was in need of a young girl to help advertise war bonds.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n\u201cInstead of spending the money to find a model, they just used me,\u201d said Collins. \u201cThe next thing I knew, I was in a magazine ad.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe original war bond ads were displayed on either side of the doors at The Plaza Arts Center. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nShe and her husband, Jim Collins, recalled the time of WWII vividly.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nHelen Collins recalled saving aluminum foil wrappers from gum wrappers.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n \u201cI can remember all the air raid warnings and the rationing that took place,\u201d Jim Collins said. \u201cIt was a different time filled with a lot of danger every day.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nPosted in Community on Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:10 am<\/span><\/div>\n
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