Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
TWO PILOTS FITTED
FOR GLOBE FLIGHT
Schlee Earned Millions in
Few Years-Brock Has
15-Year Record in Air.
Sneciai Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, August 27.-Edward
F. Schlee, hacker and co-pilot or the
round-the- world flight of the Sun
son-Detroiter monoplane Pride OF
Detroit and his pilot, William D
Brock. are fitted by temperament ana
training for their difficult expedition
Schlee is called a millionaire by
those who know him best. and ne mas
made his money in the last t1ve years
by his own efforts.
Rrock has $500 hours TO his
credit as a pilot and has been fiy'ns
since he was 16 years old: lie Is
now 81 and Schlee is eight years
older. The pilot is known all over
The West for his resourcetulnesS III
all emergencies, his daring as
stunt FLYER. and his dependabiilty as an
air wall pilot. ,aa
Scnlee. equally daring. has mace
his fortune by looking ahead, saus
I'M, accurately the future III the COM
,,1.r,.,aI world and acting according
IL SIX wears ago he started a Saso-
line station in Detroit. Today ne
has more than a hundred such sta
tions and a train of so trucks 10
cnen them in supplies. He Is pfesl-
dent of the Wayco Oil Corporation
the Wayco Products Corporation
the Wayco Oil Service, Inc, and the
Wovco Land Co. The other officers
of these companies are his three
brothers. A. j., E. II. and u. >
Schlee.
Parents Were Immigrants.
Rorn in Detroit of German imml-
grant parents, Schlee received ms
early education in the public scnools
of that city and in 1912 entered
WESLEYAN University, Middleton
conn. After completing the fresh
man wear he returned to Detrolt;
married Miss Leah Livingston anu
went to work instead of going pach
to college, ,,.;.,,
Schlee found employment first with
the Cadillac Automobile Co. ana III
1919 he transferred his services 10 the
Ford organization. where ne "o,neu
az an efficiency engineer for three
Years In 1922 he established his hrst
Gasoline station, and the business
fbrived largely because he PICKED
his corners right" Three years ago
he obtained options on some OIL lanu
IN Michigan. and the Wayco Fuel co.
now has several producing wens. :,
Nearly two years ago Schlee decided
N buv a plane partly for pleasure ana
partly because, he says now, ne
had a bunch that it would be gooo
business"
He learned to fly, although he says
he is not a good pilot, and AFTER usii's
his own plane for several months LOT
both business and recreation ne OF
panized the Wayco Flying Service,
three Stinson biplanes and engaged
William S. Brock as chief pilot ana
manager.
Took Doctor to Explosion.
Brock, an enthusiastic flyer, &C.
cepted every commission that came
his way and went out for more. once
in the night call came from a doctor
in Pontiac, Mich. There had been
an explosion at Bath and the doc
tor wanted a plane for himself. med
teal supplies and two nurses. Brock
took off in the night, found landing
field with out lights and carried the
physician, his nurses and supplies to
the scene of the explosion.
When Mrs. Coolidge, at the Summer
White House in the Black Hills lost
her pet collie this Summer she &C
cepted another collie as gift. The
donor wanted the dog taken to Mrs.
Coolidge as quickly as possible. Brock
heard of it, offered his services and
a plane and was accepted. He then
flew from Detroit to the Black Hills
and delivered the puppy to Mrs
Coolidge.
1t was on one of these air taxi trips
that he and Schlee decided finally to
attempt the flight around the world
On June L. they were transporting
IL Kiwanians to the convention in
Memphis. Their route took them
over the straits of Mackinaw and
Saginaw Bay. While flying over the
water Brock suggested that it was
something like flying over the ocean
and told Schlee how he had worked
out a course that seemed practical for
a flight around the world. The bust
an6 means. The two talked it over
again the next day and within week
they had decided to try it..
81 knew that Bill with his expert
ence was the man for the job" the
hacker said and then told something
of his pilots career.
Started Flying at 16.
Brock was born at Gladstone, Ohio.
and moved to Springfield. Ohio, while
he was a schoolboy. There he at
tended the Wittenberg Academy. but
when he was Is he decided to strike
out for himself. He had not told his
family that the feats of Lincoln
Beachy and other famous pilots o.
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