Show dependent allowances to be continued indefinitely even though hostilities have ceased family allowances will continue to be paid for an indefinite period to eligible dependents of army men and women until such soldiers are di charged from active service class E allotments of pay will also continue under the cus customary tomary ODB procedure this was stated today by brig gen leonard H sims USA aati acting ng director of the war department office of dependency benefits in newark As soldiers leave the service however the benefits are discontinued ed he emphasized eligibility ceases at the end of the month in which discharge occurs under the emens dependents allowance act of 1942 as amended family allowances are payable for six months after the termination of war to those dependents whose soldiers are still in the army and a pay status general sims explained pla ined this may be some time after the a actual fighting ends he pointed out since war is terminated as of the date set by congress world war I 1 was terminated in july 1921 when congress I 1 by a joint resolution declared the war ended world war II 11 will be terminated by similar congressional action |