Orange Union High School - Orange and White Yearbook (Orange, CA)

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WILLIAM TRITT, '35 Designer and invenlor is a Ierm well applied Io lhe person of Bill Tri+I', a graduale of Orange I-Ii in I935. A Irip around Ihe world was his 'lirsl posl gradualion excursion and Ihen I'o Fullerfon Junior College for Iurlher educalicn. While allending 'rhere he organized and had hr own band Bills marriage also look place during his Iwo years al' Fullerlon Aller graduahon he conlunued on al' Sanla Barbara Slale College for one year bul slopped school and wenl' Io work al Douglas Aircraft In 'rhe dralllng deparlmenl al I'he slarl ol World War II I+ was Ihere lhal Bull became seriously snler sled an slruc lural design I-Ie rales along wilh aboul' four olher men as one ol Jrhe lirsl' designers ol plaslic bodies for aulo mobiles Bull enlered Ihe plaslics field aboul four years ago when a friend wanled a corrosion proof lighlweughl' boal' Th Green Dolphin Boal' Works al IVIOHISCIIO Cali forma was formed and Bull wilh a parlner bulll several plaslic bodies boals ol various sizes In I9bO he formed lhe presenl' Glasspar Body Works and a malor parl' ol his business in lhe building ol Ihe increasingly popular Fiberglas boals Having had a fondness for sporl cars he Lurned his designing 'ralenls Io Ihe aulomoblle body using whal some Ierm hunks of glass slring and bubble gum' Aller Ihe showing ol his Boxer al Molorama in I95I Bull bulll a n w body mold and his Glasspar Com pany was Ihe Iirsl' Io produce plaslic aulo bodies com merclally in fhe Unlled Slales The rapid xpansron of business has lorced lhem from lherr Im shed Io a faclory in Cosla Mesa California ROY EDWARDS Roy is whal may well be Iermed a successlul home 'rown boy I-I allended Cenler Slreel grade school and gradualed from OUI-IS in I9I8 Thal same year he was wilh Ihe Uniled Slales ASTC Orange Counly Surveyors was his place ol employmenl 'rhe following year and in I92O he enlered Ihe Umversily ol California as a lresh man I924 saw Roy Edwards clulchlng a Bachelor or Science degree in Business Adminislralion from USC I-le enlered Ihe doors of The local Fursl Nalnonal Bank n l92E and from Ihere has made his climb The years I947 and I937 saw him elecled asszslanl cashier and Ihen cashier Miss Alice Chalham became his bride in I938 and a daughler Virginia and a son Thomas were born Io lhe pair Bolh children now allend Orange schools In I95O he was elecled EXGCUIIVG Vice Presidenl and Ihe following year Presidenl ol: Ihe Farsi' Nalnonal Bank I-Irs occupalional achlevemenl as only parl' of Ihe slory for Roy is allil aled wilh many organizalnons I-Ie as chairman ol Ihe Orange Counly I-Iarbor Commission presaden ol Ihe Orange Counly Fair Board dlreclor of The Orange Building nd Loan Associaluon and clureclor ol The Fed eral Financ Company In Sanla Ana Roy s exlra aclivilues include membership in lhe local Masonic Lodge Elks Club Lion Club uarlerback Club Ihe Balboa Ya hi Club and lhe American Legion Posl No I32 W Qs-...af

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ROBERT LORA ROBINS Thus us Lora Robunson wno gr duaTed Trom Orange H un l9I3 when The hugh school planT consusTed oT one ouulduno In l9l6 she marrued Fred BaTes also a graduaTe oT OUHS To Them were born Ten chuldren eughT oT whom are luvung I l93O The Tamuly moved To Oregon seTTlung on 60 acres ouT OT Salem Fred was a land surveyor wuTh oTTuces un Salem Theur son Davud beung a parTner wuTh hum ln I944 aT The agc oT 48 Lora enrolled aT WullameTTe UnuversuTy TulTullung a luTe lowg ambuTuon of havung a college educaTuor AT TTaT Tume Thr e chuldren had marrued Tuve were sTull aT home ln June I948 she graoluaTed and ummeduaTely secured The posuTuon oT husTory Teacher aT Aumsvulle hugh school She conTunued To Teach aT Cascade Hu whuch was The new school dusTrucT ThaT uncorporaTed Aumsvulle ConTunu ng her own educaTuon T WullameTTe Lora has now Tunushed her TuTTh year and us worlcurug Toward her BA In The sprung of I949 Fred passed away sud denly of hearT aTTaclc and ThaT leTT her The burden oT The Tarm whuch she sTull operaTes whule educaTung The younger chuldren Four chuldren are oraduaT s oT WullameTTe one aTTended O e gon STaTe ar Corvallus Two are now sTudenTs un WullameTTe and on us a sTudenT aT Cascaoe hugh school Lora has eleven grandchuldr n 22 RBIN Bob as he us aTTecTuonaTely lcnown aTTenoled schools un Orange Trom lcundergarTen Through hugh school and was aT OUHS I926 I93O As a Three year varsuTy leTTerman un Track he seT un I929 and sTull holds The school half mule record He compIeTed a year aT SanTa Ana College mauorung un Tne Tuelcls oT scuence and maTh and whule There leTTered un Track and won The l35 pound wr sTlung champuonshup Hus educaTuon was cuT unTo by The depressuon and Bob worlced un NorTh DalcoTa several years To eaT ATT r reTurung Tc CaluTornua he Tunushed hus uun or college work aT Pasadena JC and Then Trans Terred To San Duego STaTe College There NaTural Scuence was hus major ano Track was sTull Bob s sporT He was cap Taun oT The S n Duego cross counTry Team and a Three year leTTerman un Track Hus marruage To EluzabeTh Runuker a Tormer classmaTe from SanTa Ana College cl maxed The year l937 Followung graduaTuon Trom San Duego STaTe Bob obTa ned hus Teachung creder-Tuals aT WhuTTuer College and wenT on To Teach scuence aT AnTelope Valley Hugh School and JC Trom I939 I942 Un le bam made The Arm hus career un I942 and Tor The Tollowung Three years A Ter beung duscharged wuTh a capTaun s raTung Bob reTu ned To hu alma maTer Orange Hu To Teach cuence and m Th Hus sTav aT The old alma maTer was Two years and he agaun became a sTudenT Thus Tume uT was aT The UnuversuTy oT SouThern CaluTornua He leTT There un l95O The oTher Sunce ThaT Tume he has been Teachung aT Long Beach STaTe Thus summer Bob wull be The Tu sT durecTor oT The new School oT ConservaTuon and NaTural Scuence To be esfablushed aT loyllwuld CaluTornua The sux summers he spenT a Ranger NaTuralusT aT MT Raunuer Nahonal Park wull be a deTunuTe asseT un Thus experuence Bobs prude and uoy us hus eleven year old claughTer ON BATES D U '3 0 I ll Il ' ' ' . . n A . . 1 . I R 4 . .e ' ' I . 4 A Q - F T ' - . c T u , F.- 'S - . '. T s ' ':, a . 'E V 4 1 . ,gf A a MasTer's degree in one hand and a DocTor's degree In I ' U U . 1 . . sc is f ' ' - . ' ' . ' S 6 . ' . . . I , l 3 . . . . A - I I O ' 4 , , , . . C . I . . '- ' , ' . n u ' ' . h u. 'I . . Q . . . . ' . u , a . I r H 9 . I F - e ' ' . ' e.

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NORMA CHRISTOPHER WINTON. '45 Born In Loveland Colorado Norma came To Orange whnl yeT nn The TourTh grade Her graduanon Trom OUHS was In I945 which ,ear she also served as sTudenr body song leader In I946 she and her Tamnly moved To Pasadena and Norma enrolled as a Treshman aT Pasadena College HomeTown people who Icnew of Norma s beauTy were roT surprlsed The Tollowung year To Tnnd ThaT Their Norma had been made I947 ueen oT The Pa adena TournamenT oT Roses OTTers oT movne and modelung conTracTs Then showered upon her buT she remanned unTempTed by any of Them She meT Tell In love wTh and married The young scuIpTor who was commassxoned To sculp h r r pllca Tor The 'I'ournamenT oT Roses Hall oT Fame Don WnnTon Today They are happy resldenTs oT AITadena where Don wuTh nns Twln broTher own and operaT a c ramucs buslness called Twun WmTon T CLAUDE RYAN CT he aTuon companues ThaT are Tull headed by The man who Tounded IT us The Ryan Aero nauTlcaI Company oT San Diego Claude Ryan s gradu Tron from Orange H1 was In I9I9 and he recelxed Tech nlcal engineering Trannlng aT Oregon STaTe College I92O saw ham aT March Field CaI:Tornua which was The snTe OT has mnIuTary TInghT 1nsTrucTson and he was commnssuoned Upon compIeTlon oT hrs Traunsng Claude voIunTeered Tor duTy and served as a For sT PaTroI PnIoT an NorThern Call Iornna nd Oregon He oegan commerclal Tlyrng and puoT 1nsTrucTlon In I922 In San Diego and served as an axrhn p1IoT on has own rouTes rn I925 Durlng The TrsT years oT The organrzaTlon Claude gave much oT The TIIghT lnsTrucT1on hnmseIT I I925 Th y esTabIl h d The Tu T regularly scheduled year round passenge axrlnner seuvnce IH The UnlTed STaTes beTween Lo Angeles and aan Diego The Ryan pIanT manuTacTured The TnrsT monoplane wsdely used I The Unded STaTes Tor The early conTracT nal rouTes and developed The basic monoplane desngn Ihns became world Tamous when IT aTTracTed Charles A Lznd bergh and became Th basis Tor has SpurlT oT ST Louus This was lusT one of The TursTs an avlaTaon leadership oT Claudes company In muI:Tary as well as prsvaTe Tlyung Since I922 he has been chneT execuTuve and aT presenT us a member oT The Board oT Governors oT The AnrcraTT IndusTrnes OT Amersca and a DlrecTor oT The UnnTed STaTes NaTlonaI Bank oT San Dsego 24 le . I I I. I- .I V . V , Q . S , 9 L3 . .' ,. . .i ,,, , I I 9 One , T Tew av. S . . U . 5 5- In The UniTed STaTes Army Air Corps as a PursuiT PiIoT. ' ' a . VI ' II . . 6 . . . ' . E - ' ' ' . n e 's e urs Q ' - I P 3 rx CK I .C 'rl ' 'T ' r 'I