OUT & ABOUT: HummingStar Alpaca Farm hosts summer camp, PAGE 23 Girl Scouts visit Costa Rica PAGE 5 Youth soccer sign-ups The Courier PAGE 10 JUNE 20, 2018 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Citizen comments get heated Spanish Fort’s first at Fairhope council meeting mayor By CLIFF MCCOLLUM passes away [email protected] Jean White Citizen reaction was again Warner ‘Ray’ the main focal point of a Carter served Fairhope’s Fairhope City Council meet- ing held June 11, as support- as mayor from first female ers of Mayor Karin Wilson 1993-2000 packed council chambers to police officer share their views on a meet- ing held the week before re- STAFF REPORT garding the fate of Fairhope passes away Police Chief Joe Petties’ po- Warner “Ray” Carter, tential retirement. Spanish Fort’s first By the COURIER STAFF Several Wilson supporters mayor, passed away claimed the June 4 meeting, CLIFF MCCOLLUM / STAFF PHOTO June 6, one month after On June 14, the Fairhope at which Petties’ claimed he Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson’s husband Keifer addresses the Fairhope the passing of his wife, Police Department posted was seeking retirement due City Council during its June 11 meeting, where he accused the council Julya “Ann” Carter. on its official Facebook page to “bullying” from the mayor, of staging the June 4 special called council meeting as a “sideshow to Carter was born that Sergeant Jean White, was staged to make Wilson make her (Karin Wilson) look bad.” to Charlie and Mary Fairhope’s first female po- look bad. Annie (Raye) Carter lice officer, had died at the At the June 4 meeting, Pet- ous week’s meeting was not Petties was the right person on March 14, 1929, in age of 82. ties rescinded his retirement something you want people to to manage the city’s police Lanett, Alabama. Mary According to the Fairhope to allow the council to look associate with a city. department. Annie died when Ray PD: into taking over operations “All of you love this city, I “Some of you are business was six years old, and “White left high school and oversight of the police de- am certain,” Cooper said. “We people, some of you are law- Pearl (Butler) Carter early during a time when partment from the mayor. want businesses to come here. yers who represent business became his stepmother. it was not uncommon for a We want to be proud of this people - how many of you all After graduation young woman to get mar- Wilson supporters city. Last week was not the im- would have left Chief Petties from Lanett High ried at sixteen. Former Prichard mayor pression we would ever want run your business?” Cooper School in 1947, he “Eventually, White went and current Fairhope resident to leave.” worked as a stock clerk, back to Fairhope High A.J. Cooper said the previ- Cooper questioned whether SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 18 and then served in the School after convincing U.S. Air Force from the Board of Education to 1948 – 1952. During permit an adult married most of his time in the woman to attend classes. Air Force, he served She earned her high school One case of Vibrio diagnosed in Baldwin County resident as a staff sergeant in diploma and continued to Fukuoka, Japan. Ray the University of South By ALLISON MARLOW potential homes for vibrio temperatures rise. and Ann were married Alabama and then Troy Uni- [email protected] vulfinicus, often called “flesh Officials are urging beach in Lanett on August 30, versity where she earned a eating bacteria” for the way goers to resist panic. 1953. master’s degree in criminol- State officials have con- it rapidly destroys layers of “This is not going to hap- In 1956, he graduated ogy. firmed one case of a Baldwin tissue. The bacteria thrive pen to everyone who gets in from Auburn Univer- “Persuasion project num- County resident contracting among shellfish and shrimp the water every time they get sity with a degree in ber two was demonstrating the vibrio vulfinicus bac- and people can become in the water,” said Kimberly Industrial Manage- that Baldwin County needed teria. The state would not infected by eating raw or Westbrook, M.D., Chair of ment and began a long a Juvenile Probation Officer, confirm where the victim undercooked seafood or ex- the Infection Control Com- career with Southern and that she became. White contracted the bacteria. posing a wound to seawater. mittee at Thomas Hospital. Bell Telephone and followed her ambition and This means that the vic- According to the Centers Individuals with existing Telegraph Company, was hired as an investigator tim could have been in any for Disease Control, most medical conditions or weak- later to become South for the Fairhope Police De- coastal waters. Experts say infections occur from May partment in 1978, where she the Gulf and bay waters are through October when water SEE VIBRIO, PAGE 17 SEE MAYOR, PAGE 2 proudly served until 1996. “With respect for the tremendous commitment to the City of Fairhope, we honor Sergeant Jean White ‘Fresh Start Fairhope’ looks to change city’s form of government and extend our love and prayers to her family.” Group seeks petition signatures to move city Fairhope. “Cities in Alabama “Some residents of must closely adhere to the Fairhope and other cities to council-manager system particular details of the using the mayor-council DEATHS PAGE 21 Code of Alabama 1975, which form of government have Diane C. Bounds By CLIFF MCCOLLUM change Fairhope’s form of defines the specific duties expressed concern that the Warner Ray Carter [email protected] government from mayor- of the mayor and council Code of 1975 has certain council to council-city man- members, and the manner in rules which create unhealthy John Thomas Demeranville More than 100 Fairhope ager. which those elected officials and unproductive political Donald Foster Hill residents gathered at the “Fairhope is one of several interact.” conflict among the elected of- Jerry Wayne Jones Fairhope Public Library last cities in Alabama using a Fresh Start Fairhope ficials that in turn may ham- Benny Joe Richardson week to hear a presenta- type of governance known members said the potential string the operation of the Virginia Ruth Scholl tion from the “Fresh Start as the mayor-council form change in government for city and the efficiency of its Bonnie Ann Paul Wallace Fairhope” group, who seeks of government,” according the city has been a long time to use a petition to try to to a release from Fresh Start coming. SEE CHANGE, PAGE 2 INDEX Gulf BALDWIN LIVING, 5 OUT & ABOUT, 23 Coast CLASSIFIED, 27 OUTDOORS, 22 Media HEALTH, 24 PUZZLES, 4 VOLUME 124 • ISSUE 47 LEGALS, 29 SPORTS, 10 1 SECTION • 36 PAGES OPINION, 3 TV LISTINGS, 13 2• The Courier • June 20, 2018 • Gulf Coast Media BRIDGE SCORES Eastern Shore Janet Anderson – Paula Mac Golson – Angele Baker Cece Spain – Angele Baker Randy Laney – Fay Felty Tuesday Duplicate Bridge Club Potter Delbert Hess – Tanner Hess Jayne Murphy – Deborah East Arlene DiPietro – Allen Camp- N/S Results for week of June 11 – Linda Bryant – Sandy Moody bell Cindy Wilkinson – Paula Pot- 15, 2018 Wednesday Thursday Bill Hogg – Pat Barrow Ken Morrison – Norma Mor- ter N/S N/S Valerie Hogg - Bonnie Mabrey rison Melanie Maples – Pat Tippit Monday Bob Holman – Linda Holman Mac Golson – Fay Felty Ann Fortier – Rhoda Herzog E/W Dot Avery – Liz Wright N/S Janice Clifford – C Fogarty Anita Graham – Barbara Rich- Cheryl Baird – Lynne Parker Pat Barrow – Vivien Harmon E/W Deborah East – Paul East Joan Rogers – Jan Skeel ardson Paul East – Deborah East Jayne Murphy Valerie Hogg Bob Holman – Betty Jones Bob Holman – Linda Holman E/W Friday Bonnie Mabrey – Mac Golson Mary Renfroe – Worth Van- Jenny Slay – Randy Laney Paula Huber – Charles Davis Paul East – Deborah East N/S Valerie Hogg – Bill Hogg Zandt E/W Evelyn Meyers – Bari Camp- Charlotte Thompson – Rich- Bob Holman – Linda Holman Cheryl Baird – Malcolm ard Thompson Daphne Bridge Buffs Bonnie Mabrey – Mac Golson bell Jenny Slay – Sue Nelson Steeves Pat Barrow – Vivien Harmon E/W band, father, and grand- ish Fort Volunteer Fire appointed Captain, Fire re-elected in 1996 and ers, memorials in his MAYOR father. He was always Department from 1964 Chief, and eventually served as mayor until honor may be made CONTINUED FROM 1 mindful of and thankful to 1966 and resumed President of the depart- his second term ended to East Pointe Baptist for the many blessings his service in 1971 after ment’s Board of Direc- in 2000. Church (eastpointebap- Central Bell. in his life, and never returning from a five- tors. Carter’s funeral ser- tistchurch.com), the Carter’s family took them for granted. year work transfer to In 1993, he was elected vice was held Monday, Spanish Fort Fire De- members said he loved Carter always be- Birmingham. He was to become the first June 18, at East Pointe partment (spanishfort- his family more than lieved strongly in com- instrumental in the mayor of the newly- Baptist Church in Span- fire.org), or Covenant words can express, and munity service. He was building of the fire incorporated City of ish Fort. Care (choosecovenant. treasured his life as hus- a member of the Span- department, and was Spanish Fort. He was In lieu of flow- org/donate). CHANGE said. “This has been One of the new coun- majority of residents in Zunk said the group ances, and create divi- in the offing for more cil members would be an election, would not is in the process of hav- sions of power,” Brewer CONTINUED FROM 1 than 10 years, and now elected by the voters take effect until 2020.