The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-04
News Of
Connecticut

East Hartford, Conn, May =
(UP)-Four men injured in the
crash of an Army bomber at Rent
schlder field, which claimed the life
Of the pilot, second 1t. John w.
Garrett, 10, Baltimore, Md, were
hospitalzed at the Windsor Locks
air base infirmary, while officials
of Westover field, Mass, began an
investigation of the smashup.
The bomber, with a crew Of II
returning to Westover field, devel.
oped trouble here early last night
and radioed 1t was coming in for ar
emergency landing. +.
Crash cars were on the field wher
the bomber SKINNED houses nae
tree tops, settled down on the fielt
and then nosed over and burst in
to flames.
The dead officer and the remain
der of the crew were removed from
the plane by the crash crews ano
the four seriously hurt were re-
moved to the windsor Locks base
The six others. some of whom suf-
fered only slight injuries, spent the
night with a nearby army unit.
WetherSfield Conn, May A.
CUP)-Carlo James Decaro, 10
Thompsonville who killed Salvatore
Bonelli, IS. a fellow war worker,
robbed OF $500 and buried his body
in a shallow grave, died in the
electric chair at State Prison last
night.
In a space of four minutes, five
charges of electricity were shot
through his body before a handful
of official witnesses in the execu-
ton chamber. .
Within one minute after he
walked into the room and was
strapped into the chair, the first
charge was turned on. He made nc
statement as he entered the cham
Der, thanked by an attendant and
the prison chaplain, the Rev. Thom-
as P. Londregan.
BonelliS body was found in the
grave by several boys at Somers
Decaro was arrested within few
hours, admitted the crime and guild
ed police to Springfield, Mass.
Mass, where he buried the money
in a park.
The killing occurred last Sep
TENDER IS. Three months later
jury convicted him of first degree
murder. which carried a manda-
tory death sentence. The board OF
pardons rejected an appeal for
clemency two weeks ago.
Groton, Conn.,, May ,4-(UP)-
Two young boys were held for a
juvenile hearing today after being
arrested by State Police in connec'
ton with a forest fire at Stoning'
ton which wardens said was the
worst in the state this spring.
Fire fighting crews spent hours
extinguishing the flames which
burned over a considerable area II
the deans mill section Of the town
Foresters reported three serious
fires Wednesday, at Sterling, anc
Lebanon Colchester.
Hartford. Conn.,, May 4-(UP)-
Claiming that selling always hal
been and today is the secret o.
Americas success" Walter d. Full
Ter, President Of the Curtis Pub
fishing Co. forecast today tina
postwar prosperity hinges on sales
manship.
'Tt does little good to produc'
goods unless we sell them" he tois
Q group OF businessmen during a.
observance OF "Hartford's week 10
Connecticut's future"
During the depression, Fuller said
people wanted and needed thing
that could have been produced u
our idle factories with our idle mel
and women. II wasn't that we weT
oversoid on goods. We were 0yersoli
ON fear. II Is the stimulation 10 bu.
things that they want and nee
that causes people 10 be more en-
ergetic and Ingenious. A man VIII
wants q new automobile knows IN
only way 10 get II Is 10 work hard
er. That Is the way OF progress.
Or. Paul II. Nystrcm. Columbi
University professor OF marketing
cautioned planners OF the sutur
retail program 10 take account Q
the population tidal wave" create
by q 30 per cent increase IN III
birth rate during the war.
Twelve years from now this ha