VA NSL WASHINGTON J' Veterans Adminife' Gray, Jr., today ment next year of a 000,000 (B) divid ed Service Life Insurance Gray said he hoptes creek in January, 1950^' receiving cl substantially conjipl first half of that y The dividend pi ym^ hopefully anticipated onqmiats as a slim ilai ing power which aiig' Tele Subitt ; ■ J ' thorizes 2 8 Billion - ividend Pa 1 ■ i l !' .i B. pay- 12,800,- onal es. rans will tome time niivment the Tan eomplBinti have bean mibrniiti ■» Btriaklamt,' nf il»« Italia Tiiti|thimo <’ eordittil to 11, matt of the (ittlln / phona (fominlUit. ' ■ ... _L - - pmpiR declining business activity. A premature announcement of the action was put out by VA yesterday, but recalled because Gray had not yet signed the order. He signed it this morning.' About 16,000,000 (M) veterans, of World War II will receive^tha dividends. This would average about $175, but individual calculations have not been completed. - J In general, every veteran who took out National Service Insur- ne Group Questions iHlbwMnrn m|»any,_ no. bar I, ohnir. u,l«n iii«* These (juiidIrma wi * drawn up by the rommittae Jin meotittg June 23, Hurchnrd aid, tubllng that the commlttie v Biu» a writ ten slatOmeiit frotj ^{rloMund since all vertml staletneiktfl hnve proven unreliable. . The complaints cH Prof 5 Finds Influences _ » V, , , Temperature is the )rinJipdl fac tor in determining he ove life ' of the topminnow, A B. Medlen, biology instructor, sai in bn inter- 1 view yesterday. 1 Medlen is pfeparir | g a publica tion on his research the effects of temperature and )ight ii reproduction of topniinnotys. The groups of fish experiment were kepi light were regulated, partment the temperature was maintained at 40 dej^eesj fahren heit, and the length creased from 10 hou per day. These fish duce. In another cOi • light ^vas increased it the temperature w from 40 degrees to 8 the fish reproduced. “Since it ll -a well useld in the in tompart- which temperature and i«one| com- in the scientific worl i t reesj of light in to 17 hours t (repro- eht the lly, but creased degrees and i r I • I known fact and other animals! a influenced by light, I ,, I would attempt to ( affect upon this fish," profoundly bought that last was Decent. i i / I ■ 'J meatlng are from.a list of 87 dif ferent eojnplftlnts, The first jwim- itlrtjnV nn record was made off In* laJly ln 1(141, Hurebard said. The following are the complaint* submitted to Hlrtoklnud: Door plant and line mglnten. mice; rain puts plumes out for days at a time; numbers changed without notice, tfnsatlsfajlory and Inadequate directory her, 1047). Inefficiency and Inaccurgify In billing. "Downgrading" of service; party lines added without permission or rate adjustment. Unexplained frequency of wrong numbers/ Failure to make reasonable re pairs when requested. Unsatisfactory long distance service. Extended delay in installation of new phones. Inability to get “firin -answer” from Bryan office on service or other information requests. End of favoritism and discrimi nation in new installations. The committee expects to meet with Strickland Thursday or Fri day, Burchard said, and will de mand assurance of continued im proved service after ‘‘.the heat is off." n .r House Okehs Old , K v ! , Bryan Power Law t Austin, Tex., June 24— >—The House today approved a bill vali dating action taken by the City of Bryan 13.years ago in establishing a municipal power system. The measure was sent back to the Senate for consideration of minor House ammondmont*. * Hep. James K. Presnal of (’nllege Station saiii the validating act and kept it / in force at least month^ 7 will be eligible, policy-holders have died, the ben- ciaries Will receive the funds. Application blanks for the divi- nds are being prepared and may be available in August in post- offices; Veteran’s Service Organi zations, and VA Offices. The special dividend will not be paid on policies issued after Janu ary 1, 1948j But such policies may rticipate in some later dividend, - said. e cut-off date—that is, the limit of time on which dividend accumulations will be allowed—is the anniversary date of the policy in 1948. Government officials expect the dividends to be spent promptly and Ad provide a noticeable "shot in ttyo arm” for business, 'V/ The $2,000,000,000 (H) dlstrL liution of terminal leave pay bonds 1947 had such an effect, ob. «nrvahlv In sales charts Nearly 20,000,000 almi and It nioana sol ilarwrlts* sun-os , /, isohrlty In rc::: ard It un- buslimss, homa , , Ilia work- h. • I; . • ** • • l‘l < 1