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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1976
Page
8
Lavaca County 4-H dominated the Extension District 14 contests in Beeville on April 24, securing seven first places two seconds and three thirds from sixteen events. Senior division winners advance to State Contests at Texas A M University June 2 to 4 with eleven Lavaca youths chosen to compete.
A 1967 reform let Texas cities levy a one percent sales tax. In 1975 receipts rose for most of the 780 cities, with declines in 30. Total rebates reached 264 million, while the state kept 1.3 billion from the four percent tax. Monthly rebates aim to improve city budgeting and services.
More than 2 million Texans are enrolled in credit union plans for saving and borrowing. Texas hosts 903 federal and 514 state chartered credit unions with state memberships surpassing 1 million. State charters require seven people with a definable community of interest and approvals include a $50 investigation fee and a $25 charter fee.
The Amarillo episode spurred legislation with Governor Briscoe's help to bolster Texas credit union safety. The Texas Credit Union Commission now requires share and deposit insurance covering up to 40000 per member while expanding state oversight and insurance adoption across unions.
Texas Department of Agriculture export pens processed 25 417 head of breeding livestock in 1975 led by 15 534 cattle 7 931 sheep 1 374 swine 357 horses and 221 goats Dairy cattle topped shipments with Holsteins and Brown Swiss as major breeds Duroc leading swine with Hampshire close Rambouillet most popular sheep and Brahmans 1 130 head largest beef breed tally sent to Venezuela Mexico was major importer with 11 153 dairy cattle and 1 893 beef breeds. other buyers included South Africa Ecuador Guatemala and Argentina.
A Richmond Virginia facility shows hogs heads stacked across an assembly line. Each head houses nearly 1 000 pounds of tobacco stored by computer controlled systems and aged before use. The facility highlights the tobacco industry’s vast scale and global sourcing.
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