Page 66 - History of the Colton Fire Department

Left; L/R is Harry Norfleet, Nick Carter, Milton Fogg and Frank Skelly pour-
ing a cup of coffee over their new Barbecue pit around 1950.

Above; As the barbecue pit sits today with Ken Hubb’s little league field in the
background. In front of the pit is the rain gauge and to the rights is a hand
pulled hose cart constructed for fire explorer competitions.
Below; The Original Ticker Tape machine
tat would spit out a tape with the box
number punched in it to indicate the
alarm location.
ED TEMBY APPOINTED COLTON FIRE CHIEF
Ed Temby, 32, a veteran of nine years service on the Colton Fire Depart-
ment was appointed Fire Chief last night by the City Council. Temby replaces the
last G.C. Carter who served 31 years on the department until his death Feb. 28.
The Council at the same time incorporated the position of assistant
chief with the fire inspector, the posts to be held by the present in-
spector Harry Norfleet.
The new Chief, who lives at 1251 Valencia Dr. is a na-
tive of Colton and a product of the city’s schools. He graduated
from Colton High in 1940, San Bernardino Valley College two
years later and was a student at the University of New Mexico
when he was called into the service in 1943.
Temby served three years in the army, two of them in
the South Pacific theatre. During his school days he was an out-
standing athlete and lettered in baseball and basketball in high
school and college.
While he was in the service Temby was selected to play
on the Army All-star team , mythical service champs of the Unit-
ed States, which placed third in the National AAU at Denver in
1944.
Temby also played with the old Murray’s team in the
years right after World War II, and has been active in night
ball in the valley for the past five years.
He and his wife Ruth have one daughter, Jacklyn 10,
who is a student at Grant School.
Temby’s appointment is probationary for six months,
as is the practice in all appointments to city executive posi-
tions.
66 The Valley Courier, Thursday, April 21, 1955