Show I I t r Fingers Help Out l r Rulon L. L Johnson below w is in the army now but he still pounds keys for fop a living Rulon a concert pianist was employed by a wide nation broadcasting firm in New York r City as s A music arranger and during his three years in that r capacity arranged musical programs for a number of popS popular popular pop pop- S ular national broadcasts That was before Uncle Sam d decided de decided de- de he wanted a large army just in case Now Rulon pounds typewriter keys in the Salt Lake recruiting office Son of Mr and Mrs Charles L. L Johnson Seventh East street Rulon wasn't actually drafted b bt but t his order number w was s so low he decided to enlist He won music scholarS scholarships scholar scholar- S s1 ships ps to the of Utah and later received a graduate grad grad- ir 7 aiS u j yo yoa r a S t sti p Y F x t J L Li 4 i. i tr t I g 1 z S t f 4 s k A 1 w t tk k E S a aA as A s a aS af aY Y f S k aa y P y J I 5 scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in New NewYork NewYork York City He was born in Idaho reared in Salt Lake City i and has been studying the piano since he was seven years old His musical ability isn't overlooked by the army either While listed as a typist in the recruiting station officers office take him on recruiting trips into various parts of the state to entertain prospective soldiers Recently returned from such a trip into southern Utah the soldier-pianist soldier played 31 concerts It uIt seemed we were in every school in southern Utah he s said id Army boys are just American boys and they like music with rhythm but they appreciate Schubert's serenades too said Rulon I like any kind of music as long as it is played well Rulon currently is learning to toy y S cross his eyes for when he has mastered that feat he hopes he will receive an appointment as an air corps flying cadet He has filled all other physical arid add mental requirements for the air corps |