A L P H A MEN O N THE M O V E . . . Brother Kenneth L. Jones
James Sweeney Earns Berth
Elected Staunton's
On Dayton Tax Advisory
Vice Mayor
Group
Distinct Honor . . .
Brother W. R. Herring
Brother Kenneth L. Jones
Brother Kenneth L. Jones, the first Negro elected to City Council, was elected to succeed William H. Campbell as vice mayor. Brother Jones, who ran overwhelmingly ahead of the other six candidates for three seats on council in June, is a Staunton native and the owner of Jones Funeral Home. In municipal affairs he has served on the Staunton Interracial Commission, is a director of KDH, and treasurer and director of Effie Ann Johnson Day Nursery Inc. Brother Jones also has been a director of the United Negro College Fund, a member of the Mental Health Board and Stonewall Jackson Area Boy Scout Council and a member of the Community Chest budget committee, the NAACP and the Staunton Democratic committee.
Brother James Sweeney (L) discusses appointment with City Commissioner Brother James McGee.
James L. Sweeney, chief of the Operating Funds Budget Branch for the Office of the Comptroller, has been appointed to a three-year term on the 15-member Dayton/Montgomery County Tax Advisory Committee. The group provides advice concerning the financial needs of the community, especially regarding the submission of tax levies and special bond issues to a vote of electors. The committee also recommends the time of submission, amount of the bond to be issued and any additional tax rates to be levied. Sweeney joined DESC's predecessor, Dayton Air Force Depot, in 1959 and previously worked five years with the Railroad Retirement Board in Cleveland. A two-year Army veteran, he has received two sustained superior and four outstanding performance ratings and a pair of quality salary increases since joining the Center. A native of Rocky River, Ohio, Sweeney is a 1949 graduate of Cleveland's John Adams High School and received his bachelor's degree in business adminstration from Western Reserve University during 1959. He is president of the local Alpha Phi Alpha chapter.
Wray Raphael Herring, Chairman of the Music Department and band director at Huntington High School, recently was guest conductor of the United States Continental Army Band at Fort Monroe. This is a singular honor in that the Conarc Band has the reputation for being the most renowned band in the country. Herring is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, served three and one half years in the Navy Band. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from A. and T. State University, has done graduate studies at Catholic University of America, Western Reserve University, University of Delaware, Hampton Institute and Morehead State University. At Huntington he directs the Viking marching band, the symphonic band and the sensational Stage band. He has served on the Virginia State Department of Education Committee on — "Revising the Music Curriculum for Secondary Schools," The State Planning Committee for the State Music Teachers Conference, and has served on several State Evaluation Committees. Presently he is a member of the following organizations: The National Band Association. The Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association. The Virginia Music Educators Association. The Newport News Education Association. The Musicians Protective Union, A.F.M. The Music Educators National Conference. 7