Arrest, Mossboro, and Dogs

Two Arrest for Thefts
 Marienne Thomas-Ogle of the Birmingham News reported that two have been arrested in connection with the thefts from cars in the Helena neighborhood of Riverwoods.

"Helena Deputy Police Chief Tim Carter said the two Helena males, ages 14 and 15, were charged with several counts of unlawful breaking and entering motor vehicles today and are in the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Facility, Columbiana".According to Carter, the youths said they walked house to house, trying car doors to see if they were unlocked, only taking items from those they could open.
All the property stolen from the unlocked vehicles has been recovered, Carter said.
"This is typical of this type of crime," Carter said.  "Very seldom do we see vehicles which are actually broken into.  People are much less likely to be victimized by simply locking their doors."

Several residents emailed me about the incident and said that it occurred in an isolated section of Riverwoods. They also said that one of the reasons for quick arrest was that a resident had a security camera which caught their image. Great job to the Police and to the resident who invested in an camera for his driveway. I have a daughter that age in PHS and I know how hard it would be to have the police come to the house and say that your child have been involved in the thefts.
In the meanwhile, I think a security camera would be a good investment for me. Here is the Full Story. Also here is another news story on it News Story

Today in Helena:
11am Storytime at the Helena Library
6:30pm Zumba at Helena Community Center

Remembering Mossboro
 On this day in 1926 Helena suffered a tragedy with the Mossboro mine Explosion. I am including the newspaper report from the time. It is kinda sad that the paper separate people by race but that was the way it was in those time. Here's is what you would have read on that sad day:

Coal Mine Explosion
 Helena, AL Jan 1926 27
 KNOWN DEAD, 26 SURVIVE IN NEW MINE BLAST. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT YET UNDETERMINED; GRAVE STORIES TOLD.
From News Report Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 29. -- (AP) -- Twenty-seven miners, eleven white and 16 negroes, were killed in an explosion late today at the Mossboro mine of the Premier Coal company near Helena. Fifty-three were in the mine at the time of the blast, 25 of them escaping uninjured. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 29.

 Sixty-three miners were trapped late today in Mossboro mine of the Premier Coal company near Helena, and it is feared 38 of that number are dead. Twenty-five men have been brought out alive. The known dead numbers ten, that many bodies having been recovered. Mine Is Located In An Isolated Section. The mine is in an isolated spot, difficult of access and cut off from wire communication. A relief train was en route to the scene from Birmingham carrying doctors, nurses andmine rescue crews. No local experienced nurses are available. Twelve men alive were brought out in one group to be followed by another squad of 13 workers, reports reaching here said. The cause of the accident is undetermined. Mining men familiar with the physical aspect of the property said they believed a pocket of gas had in some manner accumulated and exploded. The men were entombed just at quitting time. News of the disaster spread rapidly by means of the "communication of the hills," and within 30 minutes wives and children and other relatives were about the pit waiting and calling for loved ones. A biting cold wind added to the misery of those awaiting word from their relatives.

Grave Fears Felt For All Men In The Pit. The mine is on property belonging to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company and is leased to the Premier Coal company. It is almost a new mine with a 1,000 foot slope. A telephone report from the neighborhood said that grave fears had been expressed that all men in the pit were dead. A large number of the miners lived in Helena. The road from that town to the mining camp, narrow and ill kept, was crowded with automobiles, wagons and pedestrians, all rushing to Mossboro. Four crews of expert workers were on their way to the mine tonight, including a unit of the United States mine bureau. Miners brought out alive told grave stories of a sudden roar, a flash of fire -- of men screaming and dying at their side. One man told of seeing his brother killed in the same entry in which he was working while others told of friends with whom they had worked and played for years being horribly burned and killed in the flash of flames.

 Listing of Fatalities and Injured in the Helena Mine Explosion taken from The Shelby County Reporter -- 1926-02-04 White: JAMES ADAMS; ROBERT BALL; PAT BURKE; WILLIAM CARRICK; GLENN DUNCAN; HENRY GOLD; W. J. HARRISON; M. J. HOLLOWAY; DOYLE LAMBERT; JOE MAYNER; HENRY OAKES. Negroes: W. M. ODUM; HASSEY HARRIS; WILL JOHNSON; HENRY PETERSON; ENOCH WOODWON; W. H. SEGRESS. Those still in the mine, but who are believed to be dead are: Colored: AMBERSON GRIGLEY; MORE COILLINS; ELI TREADWELL; WILLIE TEMPLE; CLIFF GIBSON; WILLIE FITTS; PRIMUS HENDERSIB; RODGER WILLIAMS; SAM HAWKINS. Those who escaped: Whites: J. D. LOWERY; J. B. LOWERY, a son EDGAR LOWERY; ZACH CHAPMAN; LONNIE CHAPMAN; LLOYD ROBERTSON; B. D. GOLD; GEORGE ZIMMERMAN. Negroes: WILL SIMMONS; JESS CHESTNUT; STANLEY MADDOX; WALTER PEARCE; ARCHIE JACKSON; PERCY PEARCE; SCOTT SAULDERS; FLETCHER ANDERSON; WILL LAMBERT; MILLARD GARNER; G. G. GARNER.

Found Dog
Mark found a dog and wanted to know if anyone is missing him. Email me if it is yours and I will let Mark know.

Lost Dog
Kati and her family have lost their White lab mix yesterday in Plantation South.If you find him or know something then contact her at contact info is 205-834-1451.