Show Trucker Strike Paralyzes Southern Freight NASHVILLE Tenn Oct 11 UP P Motor freight lines in the mid- mid south were paralyzed Monday and thousands of tons of freight were piled up in terminals as a strike of truck drivers and helpers entered entered entered en en- its fifth day with indications of spreading The only sign of a break came from Memphis where the local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs and Warehousemen Warehousemen Warehousemen Ware Ware- housemen A F L voted Sunday to return to work conditionally James A. A president of the Memphis local said the men voted to return to work and give 30 days' days notice of a strike if locals in Nashville Birmingham and Memphis wh where re the gr greatest number number number num num- ber are idle would do the same said unless all returned to work trucks could not be loaded and unloaded in strike bound ter ter- ter- ter Both union and operator spokesmen spokes spokes- men said the strike had its origin in failure of the war labor board to act on the request of the union men for pay increases and longer vacations A tally showed nearly union men on strike in the with indications that others would join them Monday particularly in Atlanta where went out Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night A spokesman said the remaining union members probably would join them Army officers watched the situation situation situation sit sit- closely as approximately 75 per cent of the strike bound freight consisted of war materials 1 and army sEPp supplies ies Robert ionas representative of the A F L advised advised ad ad- Fourth service command headquarters in Atlanta that drivers drivers drivers ers would be asked to move the war material H. H O. O Harrison union business agent said in Birmingham last night the strikers had voted again unanimously against returning to o work until the W L B acts on an wage and vacation requests Harrison said he feared the strike might bring a sympathy walkout of drivers in other industries in- in industries in in- s such as dairies laundries and bulk oil dealers involving another another another an an- other in that city |