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Wiley McGlamery (1909−1988) established and operated several businesses in and around the Town of Hayesville. In 1939, one of his first business ventures was constructing the Herbert Building on Main Street. It housed a restaurant and apartments on the second floor. This building was later expanded to include the Clay County Farmers Exchange from 1945 until 2001, when the business merged with Hayesville Hardware. In 1960 he was also elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served two terms, from 1965 to l969. According to his son Dan in a recent interview, during his father’s tenure in the House, Wiley was most proud of his part in securing funds to build a portion of the Appalachian Highway Corridor and upgrade part of U. S. Highway 64 East, which leads to Franklin, North Carolina. He was co-owner of a Ford Dealership until 1964, and also owned the Exxon Service station at the corner of Main Street and Business Highway 64, until it closed in l978. Another of his business ventures was as co-owner of the Clay Milling Company, a processing plant for making chicken feed. Dan also remembers his father telling him he owned and operated the first school bus for the Clay County School System, for which the State paid him for transporting students. In addition, he was a successful farmer and owned one of the largest farms in the County.
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