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Show By LYN CONNELLY NWNS R.dlo-Screen Editot ""VF ALL NBC's "Quiz Kids," per- haps one of the most remarkable Is 13-year-old Lonny Lunde whose diversions vary from a fanatic interest inter-est in sports to an equal love for music preieraDiy classical . . . Music just came naturally to him, which was a complete surprise to his parents, neither of whom are talented in that field ... He was four years old when he returned home frnm Phrlchrfiac Uhro Lonny Lunde services at his local Lutheran church, sat down at his sister's piano and slowly picked out with one finger various hymns he had heard played that night. Several weeks later he was playing play-ing with both hands and within a year he could play over 100 folks songs and hymns ... It was then that his sister, Marcia, now 22, gave up the piano . . . "With all her lessons les-sons she could play reasonably well, but seeing her four-year-old brother just sit down and play without previous prev-ious training was too much for her," Mr. Lunde grins. At the age of six, Lonny played for the Northwest Symphony, although he doesn't recall re-call the incident. He is also a composer, having written writ-ten "You've Got Blues, Oh, Brother, You've Got Blues" which had an airing air-ing on the Fred Allen show when he and several other quiz kids were Fred's guests some years back . . . He also composed the words and music to "The Chief Quizzer," in honor of Quizmaster Joe Kelly, "You Walked Away From My Heart" and a little ditty about Allen which was presented to the comedian . . . He is now working on a symphonic arrangement which he calls "Suite in D Minor for Piano." Lonny is tall and lanky with brown hair and brown eyes ... He likes tc travel whether it's with the show oi with his folks, and this summer enjoyed en-joyed a three-weeks' motor tour o) California and other points wesi with his family ... He dotes or hamburger and raw onion with ali the trimmings . . . Ask him what he intends to be when he grows up anc he's torn between a symphonic conductor con-ductor and a baseball player, witt the conductor having a slight edge which include: Cecil Chlarson, vice-president, Honeyville; Jim Hansen, secretary, Ephraim; Junior Jun-ior Bown, sentinel, Gunnison; and Ralph Jensen, reporter, Draper. The opening session on March 31 will be devoted' to the state Future Farmer public speaking contest. At this session the eight area winners will compete in the state finals. The winner will go to Reno, Nevada,, and compete in the Western Regional Contest on May 2. Judges of the state contest include Prefessor L. J. Arrington, Utah State Agricultural Agricult-ural College; Professor Wallace J. Vickers, USAC; and A. E. Duke, Farm Market Relations, Salt Lake City. |