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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1959 Page Thre Internal Revenue Service Will Launch Tax Education Plan countants, the American Bar Association, the Tax Executives Institute and other similar or-ganizations. IRS said it will provide more detailed information in its three main booklets, "Your Federal Income Tax," "Tax Guide for Small Business," and "Farmers Tax Guide." The first two are for sale at a nominal cost and the third is distributed free by IRS offices and County Agents. Other agency pamphlets and booklets on specialized tax sub-jects will be available free of charge. In addition, the commercial tax service publications provide their clients with up. to date in-formation tthey have been com-piling for the next filing period. "All in all, the cooperation we are receiving from so many or-ganizations for our 1959 tax in-formation program will enable us to put forth the most com-prehensive educational project in our history," IRS says. The growing ability of tax-payers to prepare and file their own Federal income tax returns will get a big helping hand from Uncle Sam during the '59 filing period with the greatest public tax information program in history. Internal Revenue Service said this week it has completed plans to launch a massive tax educa-tion program shortly after Jan. 1 and to run it full tilt until the end of the April 15 filing time. IRS said the tax information program will help many tax-payers prepare their own re-turns without further assistance, and thereby cut tax collecting costs by producing more accu-rate and timely filled returns. "As a result of our expanded taxpayer education program in recent years, some 4,000,000 next year to swell the total par-ticipation thus far to at least 25,000,000. Approximately 22,000,000 in-dustrial workers for the first time will get tax information of use to them through 4,000 fac-tory house organs. IRS will pro-vide the basic information to the Industrial Editors Assn. and the latter will prepare the copy for relay to its editor members. The majority of the nation's farmers will get specialized tax information they need through a cooperative IRS arrangement with the Department of Agricul-ture and radio broadcasting or-ganizations. Agriculture, which uses radio programs as a public service, reaches millions of listeners, the majority of them farmers and their families. Agriculture will fewer taxpayers needed help last year than in 1955 at a re-duced cost of nearly $4,000,000. We were able to devote this sav-ings to many other necessary functions producing revenue for the government." The agency added that the time, money and inconvenience saved by taxpayers through the program over the years cannot be measured exactly but is sub-stantial. IRS said the record breaking 1959 tax educational program will take many forms in the press, over the radio, on TV, in pamphlets, movies, posters, lec-tures, speeches and in the agency "Teaching Taxes" course for the nation's high schools and col-leges. As a result of increased de-mands by schools, its "Teaching Taxes" course will be taught in more high schools and colleges than at any time in the history of the project. More than 3,000,-00- 0 students will take the course allot some of its radio time to IRS tax information of use to farmers. Associated Press and United Press International, which also service most of the newspapers in the nation, will again run a special series on tax information articles during the 1959 filing period in cooperation with IRS. Hollywood is participating in the program this year with sev-eral well known movie and TV stars doing their bit in specially prepared TV spots. The radio and TV networks also plan special tax information programs of their own to help the good work along. The first educational movie for taxpayers in the history of IRS will be available later in the filing period for public showing before all interested groups. Increased assistance in the public information program will come from the American So-ciety of Certified Public Ac- - Utah Hospital Treats 60 TB Sufferers "Contrary to recent reports, there are 60 patients presently hospitalized at the Utah State Tuberculosis Hospital in Ogden," Dr. John D. Newton, superin-tendent and medical director re-ported Wednesday. The statement was made in an effort to spike rumors and false reports that "there is so little tuberculosis now that the hos-pital is practically empty." Dr. Newton said the number of admissions has remained at about the same level for the past 18 years and there has been only a slight decline in the number of patients in the hospital at any time for the past several years. During the 1957-5- 8 fiscal year there were 167 patients in the Utah State Tuberculosis Hospi-tal. The majority of these pa-tients are men. "At present our youngest pa-tient is four years old, while our oldest is 82," Dr. Newton said. There are 51 male patients and only nine female patients at the present time. The hospital has been in oper-ation since April, 1940 and there have been over 2000 admissions since that time. The hospital is operated under the Utah State Department of Welfare. The maximum capacity of the hos-pital is 100 beds, but under the present arrangements we are prepared for 86 patients, said Dr. Newton. i Darkness Brings on Most Road Accidents The major traffic hazards in Alaska are dog teams, moose and long hours of darkness. Few U. S. motorists have run into dog teams or moose lately. But darkness certainly is one of their major driving problems, according to the national Safety Council. i Darkness doesn't mean "pitch blackness." It also includes the "twilight hours" 4 to 8 p.m. Consider these facts: 1. Three times as many motor-ists and pedestrians lose their lives at night in auto accidents as during the day. 2. Nearly 3 out of 10 auto acci-dents occur from 4 to 8 p.m. One out of four fatal auto accidents occurs then too. 3. In summer months, especial-ly, the succeeding four hours 8 p.m. to midnight are almost equally as hazardous as the twi-light hours. About 1 out of 5 auto deaths charged against U.S. motorists occurs then. Why is darkness such a danger? For several reasons, the Coun-cil points out. Such as: 1. Drivers are tired after a hard day. A trip is a pretty tiring ordeal, even when it's not pre-ceded by eight hours of work. 2. Motorists probably are more inclined to doze at the wheel at night. About 1,850 motorists killed in traffic accidents in 1956 were said to have fallen asleep at the wheel. An estimated 270,-00- 0 dozing motorists were in-volved in that year's traffic ac-cidents. 3. It's harder for most motor-ists to see at night, and some of them ust don't realize it. Too, headlights of approaching cars make night driving difficult for many persons. 4. At night it's hard to spot hazards ahead sudden twists in the road, wandering animals, a motorist tinkering with a stalled auto. 5. Perhaps most dangerous of the night time hazards are im-proper headlights and over driv-ing your lights. That means this: At a speed of 60 mph, it takes at least 366 feet to stop a car. The Uniform Ve-hicle Code recommends that an auto's bright lights be capable of illuminating an object 350 feet away, which means if you are driving 60 and see a stalled car ahead, you probably can't possibly stop before reaching it. U. of U. Will Offer Two TV Courses Two University of Utah courses will be given for credit on KUED during winter quarter. In each class, students will watch the televised lectures and demon-strations, then complete assign- - . ments and mail them to the U. for correction. "The Slide Rule," Civil Engi-neering 4R, will be shown from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 5. Instructor is Professor Edwin C. Nordquist of the U. department of civil engineering. The second course, "Industrial Mathemtacis," is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., with Iver E. Bradley of the department of economics as teacher. Blessed are the people who walk around in little circles, for they shall be called big wheels. Ifs an American Tradition . . . "tb-- WITH YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Mmi Ater a nard dav s work' lt 1S a aenuine pleasure to sit down with RHIIL Sri SKl e nometown newspaper, like the old friend that it is K-- df'hK relax and catch up on news and entertainment. 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