Show Hot Vote Contest Rages On Sch School Fund Pt Proposal l i Friends and Foes Foes' of Suggested Changes in Charter Battle Over Issue Opponents and supporters of two proposed state slate constitutional amendments to create a new uniform s school fund girded themselves themselves them them- selves Saturday for a final drive to win electors to their sides be be- I fore the general general election Tuesday Determined to push their passage at the general election Tuesday the Utah Education association organ- organ For Editorial Comments I I Turn to Page Six a final drive Saturday in in support support sup sup- port of the two amendments as opposition opposition op op- position continued to appear from new quarters Most notable opposition came from the Jordan district board of education which expressed disfavor I in a statement criticizing the measures measures meas meas- ures urea on a number of points J Objection R Raised The amendments contain nothing nothing noth noth- ing lag to provide for a specific educational educational educational program but seem to follow i the already undesirable trend toward too great a centralization of power in education said the statement statement state state- I ment meat released by Superintendent of I Schools C. C N. N Jensen Opposition of the Jordan district I is our gain Milton B. B Taylor executive secretary of the education a. a association said Districts interested in equalization tion and in need of additional school revenues upon seeing the opposition of the wealthier districts are more determined than ever to obtain pas pas- passage passage sage of the amendments Mr Taylor said the association was sending literature answering critics to all sections of the state and would continue its campaign of ot speeches until election day Provision Pro died Cited The amendments provide for for forthe the legislature to allocate funds thus encouraging formation of powerful lobbies and making uncertain distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis the Jordan statement continued S SIn In the opinion of the board there is no way in which the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature can provide for additional funds since the the income income tax as well as the sales tax sales tax is already allocated This opens the way for increasIng increasing increasing ing the already too heavy burden on real estate instead of following the avowed intent of decreasing real es estate estate estate es- es tate taxes Farm Bureau Active e The Utah Utah Farm bureau which has opposed the amendments has placed responsibility of carrying on on its campaigns with its county organizations organizations organizations or or- Tracy R. R Welling ex ox- executive executive secretary said The amendments would create a uniform school fund which would be apart from the three now in existence to supply school funds through the state Unlike those at present the new fund would be unlimited the legislature having power to supply any amount of f revenues revenue from any source to make it U up |