George Harold Baskett

George and I crossed paths a number of times over the years as I grew up in Midland. Yes I remember the flatbed truck which he drove and the untold trips he made hauling lumber here and there. Most people don't know the name Baskett anymore, but they were an important part of the community of Midland. His father answered the fire phone for a number of years after Midland Volunteer Fire Department was formed as H.M.&L. in September 1942. It started in an old blacksmith shop on 97th Street...