Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 18

4 i C2 THE SUN HERALD FRIDAY JAN 3 1986 Humane Society says neglected animals not in extreme condition A dirty job TNT Productions crew members gear up for the Budweiser-TNT Truck and Tractor Pull at Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum The Coliseum will be filled with 500 cubic yards of dirt for the show's debut this weekend The show will be at 8 pm Friday and Saturday and at 2 pm Sunday Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children animal negelct and abuse A rabbit which was not being fed because the owner said he did not know it was in the cage and a dog tied to a post because the owner said he killed chickens were removed from the property with the owner's permission They are being fed at the humane society shelter in Gulfport Hebert said earlier this week that a horse on the property was so weak from hunger it could barely feed its newborn colt After inspecting the animal however a veterinarian said its condition was due to bad feed rather than neglect "It's not a good healthy environment out there but it's not as bad as we first believed" Hebert said She said the humane society will not press charges of animal neglect and abuse if the owner keeps up care of the animals Harrison County Humana- Society officials say the 40 or so animals discovered Tuesday on Canal Hoad in rural Harrison County apparently neglected and starving are not all in the extreme condition they were previously believed to be in Carole Hebert humane society' executive director said animal control officers veterinarians sheriff's deputies and the owner of the animals met Wednesday morning to talk about improving care for the animals Hebert said the owner promised to care for the neglected animals which Include ducks -geese horses and pigs She also said humane society officials would monitor the situation and make sure the owner keeps his promises Hebert did not Identify the owner because the humane society has not pressed charges of HERB WELCH UN HERALD PHOTOGRAPHER suit BMI MINIMUM DEPOSIT MINIMUM DEPOSIT $50000 $1000000 12 Mo 850 860 (yield US) (yield 18 Mo 865 875 (yield 893) (yield 904) 30 Mo 900 910 (yield 9 JO) 940) 42 Mo 935 945 (yield 968) (yield 979) 60 Mo 950 960 (yield 984) (yield 995) (yield 984) court costs and attorney fees would be more than Turnbough's balance he said BMI may drop the lawsuit But Turnbough said in a telephone interview Thursday that he didn't send BMI a new $307 check and that none of the checks he sent BMI in 1984 bounced BMI actually owes him money he said because he switched from a music format to an all-news format in the fall of 1983 The credit manager said that's possible but BMI verify it Station owners are required to submit on or before April 1 of each year a form specifying the station's yearly gross revenue The manager said Turnbough never filed one for 1984 "Had he done it we could have processed it to see if he owed us more money" he said it is we had to base it on the revenue for 1983" Turnbough said he didn't receive or ask BMI for a blank yearly form for 1984 He said he thought he'd be "nice" and let BMI keep the money he was owed The manager said this isn't the first time BMI has had problems with Turnbough Turnbough! account had been in collection since December 1980 he said when Turnbough owed BMI $2900 in back licensing fees "I always paid my bills late on purpose" Turnbough said "I just don't like copyright fees I don't think they give all the money to the people they're supposed to give it to" By TERRY CASSREINO UN HERALD WRITER Broadcast Music Inc officials say they may drop a lawsuit against Gulfport City Council president Holton Turnbough rather than pursue $164 the company claims he owes for license fees charged to the radio stations he formerly owned attorneys haven't told me but I would say so" a BMI credit manager who asked not to be identified said Thursday "I know they go to court for that" BMI based in New York City licenses radio stations to play copyrighted songs and charges a fee based on a percentage of a radio yearly gross revenue Turnbough had owned WGUF-AM and WGUF-FM until he sold them in November 1984 to Caravelle Broadcast Group The stations are now known as WAIZ-AM and WQFX-FM The lawsuit filed Nov 25 in Harrison County Court alleges that Turnbough owes BMI $66158 $47118 in licensing fees $3769 in interest and $15266 in attorney's fees But in a written response to the lawsuit Tum-bough's attorneys said he sent BMI six postdated checks in 1984 paying the account in full The credit manager said he received six postdated checks on July 26 1984 One of the checks for $307 apparently bounced he said and BMI recently received a new check postdated Jan 6 1986 Turnbough still owes BMI $164 he said Since Above Rates subject to change without notice but Rate at which Account is opened is guaranteed for entire term Withdrawal of Principal prior to Maturity subject to Penalty Rates are compounded quarterly Southern federal Savings ANDIjQAN ASSOCIATION 70 i 69IKbhsyi7 12704 HJsNwjr 49 MHMiAv Gulfport 01 Pm ad I4l27ik Avenue Guffeon SukcA Gulfoon Hearing will decide if Steele gets new trial NATIONAL LIFE Jan 19 Jan 25 1986 Thomas agreed on Dec 18 to release Steele on his own recognizance until the hearing The Hollemans had asked that Steele be granted bail so he could spend the holidays with his family and children Prosecutors strongly opposed any release for Steele Steele 34 stationed at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport was accused of burning 23-month-old Christina Sinclair with a hair dryer and then hitting her head against a flat surface while he was babysitting at her home The child -died 10 days after the Oct 10 1984 incident Arguments on a motion for a new trial in the case of James Robert Steele of Gulfport sentenced to life in prison last October after a jury found him guilty of killing a Long Beach child have been set for Jan 17 Assistant District Attorney Gray Burdick said the 9:30 am hearing will be at the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport Steele's attorneys Boyce Holleman and Mike Holleman of Gulfport also will be asking Circuit Court Judge James Thomas to rule on a motion for a judgment of innocent notwithstanding the jury's verdict A special section in conunction with NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE WEEK Our editorial copy will cover valuable information pertaining to various types of Insurance and the insurance industry Blessey chosen for group for planning King activities 1 i i f- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON Gov Bill Allaln named a 33-member commission Thursday to plan activities for the state's first observance of the Martin Luther King Jr federal holiday Biloxi mayor Gerald Blessey la the lone representative from the Coast on the commission Allaln named state Rep Aaron Henry of Clarksdale president of the Mississippi NAACP as chairman of a group that also Includes state and local officials and leaders in educational religious business labor and human rights areas purpose is to promote activities which give appropriate recognition to Dr King's life legacy and Allaln said' commission will operate on a voluntary basis at no cost to the The first meeting will be next Thursday and members will discuss commemorative activities that will be held during the week of Jan 15-20 Opponents of prison to have meeting contention for a 750-bed minimum to medium security prison The Chamber is trying to get the Harrison County Development Commission to buy a tract of land northwest of Saucier on Hickman Road and then donate the land to the state so that the prison could be built there Residents of North Harrison County who are opposed to a satellite prison in the area are invited to a meeting at 6:80 tonight in the Saucier School Gymnasium The meeting is in response to a move by the Gulfport area Chamber of Commerce to get Harrison County's name back in Call Our Advertising Staff Today 896-2400from Harrison County 762-4298from Jackson County -255-1115from Hancock County SfflfaiMHERAIJD Don't be left out in the cold check the forecast daily on A-2 COLOR AVAILABLE FREE COPY LAYOUT SERVICE ADVERTISING DEADLINE: Friday January 10 1986 PUBLICATION DATE: Sunday January 19 1986 i it.